Novelists and Authoring Part 5

So today Scott Oden provided a post about authorpreneurship which discusses the positive points of selfpublishing. Jody Hedlund writes whether an author can survive writing only one book a year. Fortunately, she advises previewing a novel with several short stories to attract readers. Luckily, there are many writers who are dispensing advice on problems to avoid as an author, choices to make upon self publishing or finding an agent, editor, and publishing house. It is only thanks to NaNoWriMo that I re-entered this exciting world of publishing to learn that my favorite book stores are going under, Border's having closed its doors not long ago, and half price book store unable to pay for old used books since it is over loaded with books. Seeing all the books that are publisher's excesses pile up at half price book store has truly bothered me. Knowing that ebooks can be bought at only 99 cents for a quick read troubles me. The real main reason for most authors who write is to have their own book read and admired, liked enough to become a classic favorite. We all have found books that we love, authors that we love, or hate, and it all depends upon our own personal reaction if they are historical figures. In today's world, everything is fad for vampires and zombies are the craze of the moment. Pandering has always been the way that artists survive. Give the audience what it wants is the only way that one can succeed but one should know how to make that audience like what you are serving. Not everyone loves pizza, cinnamon rolls, or gyros, but enough do to make it the source of your income if you like it too. That is the way with writing...not everyone loves ancient history but enough do to make it worth at least one book per historical figure...a few short stories might be the appetizers to whet the appetite for a full meal of a great novel.