Maybe it seems a little weird to point out that writers should think about their readers... but I’ve seen enough stories dotted around the internet to know it needs to be said. Okay, let’s step back one second – if you are writing for the sheer love of writing and care only about entertaining yourself and never showing your work to anyone ever, great. You don’t need to consider the reader (because you already know "you", right?) However, if your writing will actually be released from the death grip you hold it in and be sent out into the world to be published, to be read... then you do need to think about those people who will be your readers.