This post by Andrew E. Kaufman originally appeared on The Crime Fiction Collective blog on 2/18/14.
So lets say you decide to write a book.
You’ve always been a fan of the things, had a few ideas swimming around in your head, and have wanted to take a stab at it for as long as you could remember. Now, here you are, finally connecting with the courage needed to commit those hungry fingers to keyboard, passion to dream.
After X amount of time, your novel is finished, and then, BAM! Away you go, uploading your book to the KDP platform, ready to take on the world and be the next Nora Roberts or Stephen King or whoever you think is the bomb.
First question: are you an author?
Well, technically speaking, yes, because you’ve:
A. Completed a novel.
B. Published it.
C. Can call yourself whatever the hell you want.
And really, in this era of self-publishing, that’s how a lot of established authors got their start (myself included).
Next question: are you a legitimate author?
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