How to attract the average reader to an "intellectual" novel?
For instance, If I write a novel which has the following:
“The universe goes through a gradual transition from one condition, to a different condition, without any abrupt changes.”
After reading the inscription, Maru closed her eyes, and tried to imagine that for while.
“Things in the universe are ever-changing. They have been undergoing a continuous change for billions and billions of years, and they will keep like this forever. What once was an plant or an animal will transform in something else in the future.” Icaro said.
In cases like this, should I simplify the words so that a 10 years old kid can understand the novel? Should I give practical examples? Or connect that idea to the characters?
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"Intellectual" often means a labyrinth of language. (Try reading any doctoral dissertation.) Try this instead:
“The universe changes gradually, from one condition to another, without any abrupt changes.”
Same concept, same meaning, but more fun to read. If you want poetic imagery, you could use something specific that nails down the same concept.
I think your original text, while hardly difficult, is needlessly complex, almost as if it were trying to sound sophisticated by using big words. Using simpler language can fool a reader into reading something. By the time they realize the concepts are complex and (hopefully) interesting, they're hooked.
Just because you're using simpler words doesn't make the concepts themselves simple.
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