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03-07-2014, 09:58 AM | #93 |
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03-07-2014, 10:13 AM | #94 |
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Simply wrong. At lease it is not getting to complicated. My original point was that there should be some way to separate the person who writes for a living from those that write as a 'hobby'. Another analogy, if the singer one did not work to well, could be a 'Footballer' and someone who plays football for fun. I decorated my house but I am not a decorator. Whether I made a professional job of it or a pigs ear of it is not relevant. I think most people who have commented here understand what I am getting at, but they don't agree, fair enough, but they are debating the use of the word author rather than the meaning of what I am getting at. If anyone can put words on paper and call themselves an author in the literal sense then maybe those that make a living from it should have the higher title of 'writer' or Professional author. Most professions have a training period and a learning curve and so it should be with anyone who puts pen to paper and then uploaded it to Amazon and uses the word author in the given sense. Is that a fact? |
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I'm afraid "author" is not a protected occupation, and is never likely to be one, like it or not. |
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03-07-2014, 10:35 AM | #97 |
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What you want, moonshot, cannot be achieved (not through beauracracy anyway). Plain and simple. At what point can it be determined that someone is no longer a "hobbyist"? There are hobbyists whose main source of income might be from writing. There are also best-selling professionals who no longer do what they do for fame or money. Are they now tinkerers? There are pros who suck and amateurs who excel--why should one be validated where the other is not?
Readers are perfectly capable of handling this on an individual basis. Most readers actually enjoy thinking for themselves. Can you honestly say you're having difficulty finding books worthy of your attention? |
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Neither do I, hence the in my other post.
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And just what set of standards would you set for someone to call themselves an author? Other than publishing in hardback format which you mentioned earlier.
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If by "simply wrong" you mean "iron-clad fact", sure. I can play this game as long as you want, I don't tire of making mincemeat.
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An artist is still an artist whether their works hang in the Louvre or in the local coffee shop. Again, the artist with the works in the Louvre is probably a better artist than the artist whose works hang in the coffee shop, but it is still a fact that both are artists. An author is still an author whether or they top the best-seller charts or they sell few books. While there are jobs that have entry requirements, there exist no such entry requirements for musicians, artists or authors; in fact a great many jobs have no requirements at all. Whether the person succeeds of fails is determined by the market. The better singer will sell the most music, the better artist will sell the most art, and the better author will sell the most books, just as the better baker will sell more loaves of bread. Quote:
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There are variants ("chartered engineer" etc.) which are protected, but the unadorned "engineer" can be used by anyone. /JB |
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My apologies for the error. My general point is still valid, however.
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