Internet Authors don't need greed
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Many would-be word-smiths derive great pleasure and satisfaction from putting words on paper. They love to see the structure of a page, the paragraphs, the story unfolding and the lines spilling over. Others enjoy the bones of the story, making one thing happen after another, keeping the reader in suspense and finishing with an unexpected but satisfying denouement. Others like to make characters come alive, endowing them with attributes and watch them create their own future through the length of the story, rushing towards the inevitability that is themselves.
In fact there are many reasons why a person becomes an author, and, like the reasons above, it can be first and foremost to do with the satisfaction of creation. However, we live in a hierarchical and capitalist society, where virtuous motives are not to be relied on. We can't count on people to do the right thing just because they might enjoy it, they say. Far better to give them a motivation they can't resist. Such as money. No problem with that |
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