Is this because reading is usually a relatively solitary experience? So by bringing the story out of the pages, it becomes something greater?
So don't just make up stories, make up things for people to do? Involve people. Make your own traditions?
To be more exact: Depict groups. Since people read alone, allow them membership in a fictional group of people. Give them the companionship that's missing at the present moment in their lives.
Is this because reading is usually a relatively solitary experience? So by bringing the story out of the pages, it becomes something greater?
So don't just make up stories, make up things for people to do? Involve people. Make your own traditions?
To be more exact: Depict groups. Since people read alone, allow them membership in a fictional group of people. Give them the companionship that's missing at the present moment in their lives.
Is this what this Substack is? Excellent. Now to arrange a dress code...