An author, by definition, is any person whose literary works
have been published. Thanks to the wonderful workings of technology, any person
with a computer, phone, tablet, etc., and access to the internet, now has the
opportunity to become an author. Unfortunately, this now means that the
possibility of being bombarded with useless information, misinformation, and
ramblings has just grown exponentially.
There used to be a
certain prestige to being known as an author. In fact less than a couple
decades ago the literary works that were available to us were slightly revered,
if only due to the hard work that a writer has to put into having their work
published. Now the written word has become slightly tarnished, since all it
takes is a simple click of a button, and the entire world now knows about your
pet rock Scaly, and how he has been growing more distant towards you.
This plethora of
discourse found on the internet has led me to believe that while anyone can be
a writer; perhaps the meaning of author needs to be redefined.
