I love to watch people read.  There’s something very engaging about watching their expression change as their eyes pass over the pages.  Children are especially fun to watch, as they have not yet gained the ability to control their expressions… they haven’t nailed their poker face, so to speak.

I think this is why I love to watch people reading my work, though most hate being watched and will go out of their way to appear emotionless if they know there are eyes upon them.  What they don’t realize is that they are taking all of the fun out of the experience.  We want to see their eyebrows raise, furrow or twitch.  We want to catch that slight cocking of the head, a curious look upon their face for a moment.  We live for these emotions.