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Originally Posted by tompe
I read reviews mostly to base my purchasing decisions if I do not know the about author beforehand.
The points is that if your goal is to make money you should not try to be an author. There are much easier ways to make money. And more easier ways to make money writing then being a fiction author.
I expect people that tries top be a fiction author to have other goals and motivatons then earn money since that will most probably lead to better books. And I do not want to waste my time on mediocre books.
You seem to have some entitlement thinking here. Just because people make some effort to be a fiction author you seem to say that they deserve to earn money on it. This is totally absurd.
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I do think that if people write books that other people read that they deserve to make money from them. Whether a book has literary merit is often debateable. Not for me to judge which is probably a good thing.
I think that most fixtion authors write with a hope to entertain their readers and receive payment like any other entertainmet professional.
I think the entitlement shoe may be on the feet of those who expect authors to produce a great lterary masterpiece, for the sheer joy of knowing that it might become a classic in years to come.
Writing is, as you say, a hard way to make a living. takes a lot of courage IMO to even put yourself out there. The average author probably makes less than a good waiter or cab driver, and if their books don't sell, they make nothing.
Why do you think most authors would write with no hope for payment unless they truly have nothing better to do? Some do of course. I kmow there is a lot of free current fiction available, but I am not so sure it is a treasure trove of great literature.
As an aside, I know a man who picks up trash of the streets because he likes to see things looking tidy, but few street cleaners work for nothing. It would possibly be a better world if they did
Helen