To be a great American author one needs to understand the instant gratification youth. One only need look around the restaurant, or mall to find what is reading's greatest competitor; video games. Bringing the interest back to reading, is the key challenge today.
From an interest factor, the games seem to be winning. Even though one can read electronically, it is not enough to draw the youth in. It demands a writer who understands the needs of the next generation.
James Patterson is an author, who hands down, understands the effect of video games on kids' minds. Instead of lengthy chapters, his stories are told through short action packed chapters. A page, or sometimes two is all he asks that a person read. In doing this, he has adapted his writing style to meet the reading needs of the instant gratification generation.
Lemony Snicket reaches kids in a unique way. With the doomed Baudelaire children, Snicket creates a forbidden world. Snicket tells the kids up front, if you are looking for an uplifting tale, you had better put this book down. Tell a kid that they can't, and they will want to. And once they do, they will be learning, because Snicket is a master at building a child's vocabulary.
Stephanie Meyers writes tales of vampires and werewolves in such an interesting way that kids are drawn in from page one. Her tales are so griping that after reading 400 pages, kids want more. She is cultivating a love for reading in a new generation.
Today's kids are of a completely different mindset. To keep interest rolling, and get the kids reading, writers need to understand this concept of instant gratification fully. James Patterson, Lemony Snicket and Stephanie Meyers are wonderful examples for every American author to follow, who have adapted and are giving the gift of reading to the next generation.
From an interest factor, the games seem to be winning. Even though one can read electronically, it is not enough to draw the youth in. It demands a writer who understands the needs of the next generation.
James Patterson is an author, who hands down, understands the effect of video games on kids' minds. Instead of lengthy chapters, his stories are told through short action packed chapters. A page, or sometimes two is all he asks that a person read. In doing this, he has adapted his writing style to meet the reading needs of the instant gratification generation.
Lemony Snicket reaches kids in a unique way. With the doomed Baudelaire children, Snicket creates a forbidden world. Snicket tells the kids up front, if you are looking for an uplifting tale, you had better put this book down. Tell a kid that they can't, and they will want to. And once they do, they will be learning, because Snicket is a master at building a child's vocabulary.
Stephanie Meyers writes tales of vampires and werewolves in such an interesting way that kids are drawn in from page one. Her tales are so griping that after reading 400 pages, kids want more. She is cultivating a love for reading in a new generation.
Today's kids are of a completely different mindset. To keep interest rolling, and get the kids reading, writers need to understand this concept of instant gratification fully. James Patterson, Lemony Snicket and Stephanie Meyers are wonderful examples for every American author to follow, who have adapted and are giving the gift of reading to the next generation.
About the Author:
In recent years the popularity of books geared to younger readers has increased, fantasy and sci-fi in particular. And now these days there many superb young adult novels from new writers in all popular genres. If you want to find an outstanding American author of adventure books, then check out Victoria Foyt and the upcoming release of "Revealing Eden", and the initial book in her "Save the Pearls" series.
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