Publishing trends

It is fair to say that the publishing world is changing fast. Traditional forms of publication are disappearing and new forms are constantly being developed. In all this hype and change and hoopla the struggling writer can be left floundering in the backwash. What to do?

Most aspiring writers have always looked to the print media for publication. This has not changed all that much, of course. The discerning writer, however, realises that with all the changes occuring in the publishing world, the writer needs to change too. This brings me to an on-line article I recently read. The author suggests that writers shouldn’t bother submitting to print media and go to on-line media instead.

Read this interesting article for yourself:

Don’t Bother Writing for Print: Why you can make an easier living on-line by David S. Hirschman.