When it came down to picking my audience, I decided to write for people who don’t like to read. I think that many presume that people who don’t like to read are just that. Or maybe, they aren’t that smart or they’ve learned to pursue lazier entertainment. My hypothesis is that many non-readers may have an anxiety or even a disorder.
I was a terrible reader when I was a kid. My mind would drift … often. Sometimes, I would do this out of boredom. Other times, the story made me think of a related topic and my mind would want to spend some (possibly many) moments thinking on them. Looking back, I’m less harsh on myself for changing tracks of thought. Isn’t that what books are supposed to do? Aren’t they supposed to get you thinking deeper on a topic? However, when you had to get x-amount of pages to be read by Monday, this practice was often less appreciated by my teachers and put me into some late nights.
Were you an avid reader, or were you dragged to a pile of books that you dreaded? What would you think would help the leery reader? I’m definitely interested, and it would help me in designing future books. In my own story, I had to take a step back before going forward. I read less and easier products before I was able to read the more sophisticated works. I think that it worked, since it got me some degrees and many college credits. I even diverse and downright eclectic materials. What made you get over any reading reservations? If you would like to help me out, please put them on my contact page.