On the point about the satisfaction of a single reader, I could have quoted my supervising lecturer, mentor and good friend Rosanne Hawke who once said:
“Don’t be depressed by rejection: God gave you that story or poem or article so there is a reader out there – perhaps only one – and that person needs to read that story, poem or article.’

I take the same approach with this and my other blogs. My statistics show me that I have over a thousand readers daily in over 120 countries. While that is satisfying, I get far more satisfaction from those who make a comment or contact me via email expressing their thanks, appreciation or ask a question.

This can cause difficulty for writers who are in churches. They might imagine too much and make others uncomfortable. There are people out there who like their imaginations settled.

I note that your examples of dreaming big are about the identity of being a writer. I like to imagine the satisfaction of a single reader who has been willing to come on the journey of imagination with me.