Howdy all! Longtime user here and Q-follower since Nov. 2, 2017, though I'm not an autist and don't post much.
I wonder if you'd be willing to weigh in on a couple of things that have been on my mind for awhile, particularly if you're a reader, and/or you have or know kids of your own.
To begin, I'm a writer working on my first novel, a cheerful and timely tale about what happens when a group of middle-school-age young patriots discover that someone is trying to buy up all rights to the Fourth of July. My hope is for it to be a story that all Americans from age 10 or so and up can appreciate and maybe be a bit inspired by. It will definitely be very MAGA-friendly!
Watching PDJT's Bronx rally last night inspired me so much because it showed up the positive, can-do American spirit so many of us decent folks, even in the most unexpected places, carry within us, even through some pretty dark times the past few years. That's a big part of what this story I'm writing is for.
So my questions to you frens are:
Do you think that a story like this would appeal to the young adults you know? If so, what do you think they would like to see included in the story?
Do you know of any similarly themed young-adult stories out there nowadays, appealing to MAGA types? If so, could you give some details?
And finally, do you think that young-adult stories like this could be valuable in connecting with the younger generations to help build a better future for America and for the world?
Thanks very much for any thoughts you'd care to share! Cheers.
EDIT TO ADD: Wow, thank you so much to all who've replied so quickly and with such great tips and thoughts! Your input is a real motivator for me to keep at it and get the story done! Please keep the responses coming anytime. :~)
The answer that first pops to mind is young people today don’t read books. Maybe a funny movie like the Grinch Who Stole Christmas would do OK. Or perhaps if you joined forces with a game creator who could use your thoughts to craft a game story that the player would navigate through in order to save July 4th. But as a stand alone book, it’s a lost cause.
Those are excellent suggestions, fren, thanks! I agree, multi-faceted media is the way nowadays.
I still hope and trust, though, and in fact I've seen, that some young people still love real books or e-books. Otherwise, why would there be so much controversy lately over woke crap books in school libraries? ;~)
I remember a time when the most looked at item in the school library was a dog-earred copy of National Geographic with naked African tribeswomen. Everything else in that library looked untouched.
Sad! (channeling PDJT here!)
I guess it depends on circumstances to a degree. When I was a sprout, we had a weekly class period in the school library and I checked out books all the time, learned to take notes on index cards when doing research, etc.
Not so common nowadays.