If you don’t have any readers, you’re mentally and inspirationally without support. And since you don’t see an audience of any worthwhile size, this lack of support drains your writing energy and your will to write.

But imagine if you had 1,000 raving fans waiting for your next piece.

Do you think it would be easier to write, knowing a group of loyal readers are there waiting for you?

But you don’t have 1,000 readers, yet. Don’t let that stand in your way.

Instead, consider it to be true and see these people in your mind’s eye.

Write as though there are 1,000 people just waiting to hear from you right now.

Hold this in your mind everyday, month in and month out until it becomes a reality.

You may be sitting there objecting to this whole idea.

Fine.

Have it your way.

But perhaps you’re sitting in your chair, trying to write. You find no motivation because you imagine you have no one who wants to read your work.

And so you find every reason to avoid writing. When you finally try to force yourself to write, you even feel physically uncomfortable. So you don’t write.

And since you end up writing nothing, you ensure your audience stays at zero.

If you’re desperate for change, try something different. As long as you’re imagining that no one is reading your work, you may as well imagine a thousand people are reading it.

As loony as it sounds, pretend you have some readers.

Imagine there are at least 1,000 people out there who love your writing.

And that’s another thing you must come to believe. That they really enjoy and look forward to your writing.

When you believe there are 1,000 people in the world who love your writing, you will write. Your output will increase and the quality of your writing will improve.

Keep this up and one day you really will have 1,000 loyal readers. And that number will grow.

But first, you have to believe you have those people right now.