Yeah. I get it. They're corporations and making money is why and how they stay in business. But should quality suffer because of that? Do the ends justify the means? Is it fair to shove fourth-class books down readers throats just because the author has a first-class media presence?
Uh . . . a big fat resounding unh-unh. I don't think so, Hoss. Leastwise not in the perfect world I want to live in.
I submit that great writing, consistently put out in the public realm, will eventually rise to the top. It may take 10, 20, 40 years or more for that to happen. The author may well be mouldering in his grave before it happens. But it will happen.
As for the other writing, that which is pumped out because of a current market, I doubt that any of those books have the potential to become classics.
Time will tell, of course. But I'm confident enough to bet an iced caramel macchiato on this issue. Any takers?
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I totally agree. These days a book needs a "celebrity presence" to get noticed in a big way. That being said, I also believe that if God wants a book to reach certain souls, it will. So, authors who are TRULY writing for God's approval will get exactly what they deserve. Not necessarily what they want or expect, but what God knows they deserve and need. Did that come out too harsh? Sometimes, things sound so much better in my head. :)
Preach it, sistah!
Well said, Michelle! I sure hope I'm not mouldering by the time it happens, because I am NOT a friend of Oprah or any other big-name person.
Just keep eating that elephant one bite at a time, Melinda. You'll get there eventually.
Plus your tummy will be very full.
Oh. My. Word. Yes and a big fat AMEN. I love this post. Thank you.
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