Who do you write for?

I was wondering, of those of you who write publicly, who do you actually write for - at the point of creating your work?

I believe the answer should be for yourself, primarily, but I can't help thinking about how much we sometimes put ourselves in the mind of the reader and view our words from their assumed perspective.

This leans towards the issue of how we communicate with the world outside in general. I'm intrigued by the many "faces" we perhaps project outwardly depending on who it is we are interacting with.

There's me at work, me the father, me alone, me on here, me the son and deep down there's just me. I would suggest this isn't shallow just relative to how, or with whom, we are communicating (with) at any given time.

In an obvious example my boys wouldn't appreciate me communicating with them in the same way I communicate at work and I wonder how much our audience affects what we come up with in terms of words, tone, measure and overall content.

It was re-reading my first post that raised this interest for me.

If I'm completely honest there are probably a small number of people I would feel less comfortable about reading my blog, so the challenge is to remain true despite any projection of how you might think certain people will receive your work. Isn't it?

So, who do you write for and what filters do you put in place. Honestly?

Andrew.