Men and Reading

What's with men and boys when it comes to reading? I've said that I never liked reading books as school assignments, but that's different. Because over the summer vacations, I read H. G. Wells and Edgar Rice Burroughs, and I thought the stories were great. As a young man, I read Robert E. Howard, and I thought the stories were beyond great. I mean with covers like this one, how can you not be interested in reading about that guy?


But when I asked my friends if they read any books, it was almost a given that they would say no. I told some of my friends about some books that were great, and it was like I was asking them to go to the dentist. One friend even told me he didn't read books because there were no pictures.

So no wonder publishers are more prone to publish books for women. If your name isn't established already, like Patterson or King, it will be a long road to publication if you write books for an adult male audience.