The link below is to an article that takes a look at Fan Fiction and authorship – or rather, how Fan Fiction can assist writers to become better authors.
For more visit:
http://www.lindsayburoker.com/guest-posts/how-fanfiction-made-me-a-better-author-with-carolynn-gockel/
The link below is to an article that looks at reasons why a Facebook page can’t replace an author’s website.
For more visit:
http://janefriedman.com/2013/06/29/facebook-cant-replace-website/
The link below is to an article that considers the topic of hybrid authors and then decides they aren’t worth considering.
For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/05/31/the-hybrid-author-is-the-new-pottermore-hype/
The link below is to an author interview of Neal Thompson, author of the new Robert Ripley biography, ‘A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert “Believe It or Not!” Ripley.’
For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/2013/05/11/182260628/the-curious-story-of-robert-believe-it-or-not-ripley
The link below is to an article that looks at some beautiful book author websites.
For more visit:
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/beautiful-book-authors-websites/
The link below is to an article containing an author interview with Amanda Knox, author of ‘Waiting to Be Heard.’
For more visit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/books/review/amanda-knox-by-the-book.html
The link below is to an article that expresses a fairly strong opinion on the matter of what readers owe authors.
For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2013/04/11/readers-dont-owe-authors-shit/
The link below is to an article that looks at the question of whether readers owe authors anything or not. I owe authors what it costs to bye their books/ebooks and that’s about it. Whatever I owed them has been paid for through the sales price of the book – I think that is the point of paying for a book. Any author that thinks more is owed than that has an inflated opinion of who they are.
Sure, readers may become fans of writers and admire certain authors, which I think is a totally different kettle of fish. I am a fan of a good number of authors and admire a number of them, but I don’t believe I owe them anything.
What do you think? Please respond to the poll I’ll post on this issue and/or leave your additional thoughts in the comments on that post. Look forward to hearing the responses.
For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/11/readers-dont-owe-authors-diddly-squat/
The link below is to an author interview concerning the book ‘Outside the Wire – American Soldiers Voices from Afghanistan.’
For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/2013/04/07/176245103/stories-of-outside-the-wire-give-an-insiders-view-of-war
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