Support the Little known Authors YOu love
Novels are relatively inexpensive running between $7 for paperbacks and $30 for an average hard bound edition. Electronic copies can cost anywhere from 99 cents to $9.99. Whatever you decide to pay for your reading material, it is important to support the book business and the authors that write your favorite stories.
It is also important to support those authors who may not be big names. If you know some local storytellers who have also published books, you need to give them a shout out so that others know that these books are worth reading. While authors like John Green and J.K. Rowling heat up the market at the mere mention of their names, authors who have not gotten as much recognition may go unnoticed.
It is the lucky author who can afford to write because his or her career allows the time to do so. There are many stories that do not get written because the author simply doesn’t have the time between family obligations and trying to make needs meet with other less satisfying jobs.
While the loss to the world may be infinitesimal, it is a disturbing thought that had Dickens not had an outlet for his writing, A Christmas Carol would never have been written. Because he knew a publisher and could serialize the story, Dickens was able to keep writing in the face of economic hardship. Most writers are not that lucky.
Whether or not these particular writers fall into the category of having other jobs while still writing, you should give them an opportunity by buying a book and reading some of their work. (The authors name will lead you to his or her website.)
Submit an author you think deserves support, and that person will be added to a list below. Support the author that writes this website by visiting multiple pages through the menu on the left.
It is also important to support those authors who may not be big names. If you know some local storytellers who have also published books, you need to give them a shout out so that others know that these books are worth reading. While authors like John Green and J.K. Rowling heat up the market at the mere mention of their names, authors who have not gotten as much recognition may go unnoticed.
It is the lucky author who can afford to write because his or her career allows the time to do so. There are many stories that do not get written because the author simply doesn’t have the time between family obligations and trying to make needs meet with other less satisfying jobs.
While the loss to the world may be infinitesimal, it is a disturbing thought that had Dickens not had an outlet for his writing, A Christmas Carol would never have been written. Because he knew a publisher and could serialize the story, Dickens was able to keep writing in the face of economic hardship. Most writers are not that lucky.
Whether or not these particular writers fall into the category of having other jobs while still writing, you should give them an opportunity by buying a book and reading some of their work. (The authors name will lead you to his or her website.)
- Natalie Whipple – Read my review of Transparent. I am looking forward to reading Blindsided.
- Drue M. Scott – Read my review of Found on the Alcan.
- Darren Lamb – Read my review of Transubstantiation.
- Anne Serling – Daughter to Rod Serling, Anne Serling is also a founding member of Rod Serling Books, which is dedicated to helping writers that write in the Serling style. Read my review of As I Knew Him.
Submit an author you think deserves support, and that person will be added to a list below. Support the author that writes this website by visiting multiple pages through the menu on the left.
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So while I was adding links to this article, I stopped to read Natalie Whipple's blog post about those who care about writers and their writing called "No one will care if you stop writing." The way that readers show they do care is through their devotion as fans. It is easy and popular to talk about the highest profile books out there, but let's give love to those writers who may be a little less well-known before they become jaded like the woman who told J.K. Rowling to stop writing because Rowling was making all the sales.
We have lost art because it was destroyed by fire, bombs or neglect, but how much more have we lost because the artist could not afford to continue to produce it - whether it is in painting, song or writing?
We have lost art because it was destroyed by fire, bombs or neglect, but how much more have we lost because the artist could not afford to continue to produce it - whether it is in painting, song or writing?