Shells

I've written the shell of my current literary project. However, a visit to my nan's this morning has made me realise that the format that I've been writing in is not necessarily 'available' to all of my intended readers. She mentioned that she finds some authors difficult to read, because her style of reading means that she reads only the words down the center of the page. So a book where full comprehension only comes from reading every word, something of a higher literary content, and something which requires deeper thought and more time, is lost on a speed reader. Do I need to stick to my format, to my style, and disregard the speed reading population that have a wholly different reading style, or do I adapt my style so that my writing is 'available' to everybody? I'm thinking I just write, and see how it turns out. Too much planning can be a curse, so I shall use my shell as a guideline only, and my musings of the finished article will be ignored, and certainly not adhered to.

Philip Pullman seems to be ok with his finished article, Northern Lights, not being adhered to, and I have just witnessed what I can only call his shell on the big screen. The Golden Compass is the first of 3 movies planned, and while Chappers and I gave it a 9 out of 10, we were both a little disappointed that the book had little bearing on the movie - save for the general plot and the character and place names. Would I be happy to create a finished article that had little bearing on the original shell?

Speaking of shells, my physical shell seems to be dilapidated somewhat. I've got a temperature of 38.5, and I don't feel the best. My mind, however, is still active. At least I know that if my body collapses into a pool of sickness, my brain will still be there to keep me awake at night and annoy the shit out of me.