In the world we live in today there are many markets for publishing a book. With the now popular E-book world, self publishing is ever growing.
This is a real worry to me. As a gifted writer who actually cares about the work I do and the quality of my writing, watching others publish any book they want in a sense is alarming.
I thought on the days of old, when an author had to really work in order to have a book published. There work had to be legitimate. They had to put some real time into creating it and they had to prove themselves. If you sold a book then it meant something and you could truly call yourself an author.
In today's world, I have been watching many books coming on the market that are not earned. What I mean to say is the work is not original from them and their minds but rather from information they have copied from the internet off of someone else's hard work.
This is not to say the people that have done this are not original or hard working some are. They earned their spot. I'm referring to the ones that simply throw a book together just to try to make a penny. They have no caring for the writing world or for the reader who reads it. They only care for the money they may make and not if the reader would be pleased and thankful they bought it.
When I have read V.C. Andrews books or Charlaine Harris books, I read them with a smile on my face. The writing intrigued me and made me thankful to have such good imaginative work in my hands. I could appreciate all the many hours they put into each book they have written. There are many authors who have earned a spot on the bookshelf in our local book stores.
It saddens me, to think of the many self published books that are written by people who only care for the possible profit they may make. Of course there are many books I am content with. Some have helped me in many ways. I too will one day self publish my work but not all of it.
I hope to be able to prove with my writing that I genuinely put hard work into satisfying the reader. I want someone to smile when they read what I have written. I want to earn my spot too.
When the day comes that I can tell someone I have a book on a shelf some where or an e-book out there, I can know I worked for it. I cared what my readers thought and not just for the money but simply because I enjoy writing. I worry that someday I will tell someone I am a writer, and it will not matter to them They will have seen so many books self published that it will not have meaning to be a writer anymore.
For those of you who have been genuine in your work. I thank you. For those of you who have not, shame on you.
