A recent trend in the publishing industry is publishing as many books as possible. (Or so I have noticed) Authors seem to want a lot of books to show up under their name, even if that means sacrificing quality. Such as good editing, story line, character development… the list goes on.
I know that this creates more profit in some cases, but other times, it may give the author a bad name.
One novel that I recently read for free (thanks to BookBub) had a disclaimer stating that the book contained many editing errors and that the author had been notified. Now, I am not sure if this was because the author was focusing too much on publishing a multitude of books, or if they just didn’t have a good editor. Either way, the novel was okay, but it lacked quality.
It makes me wonder if self-publishing is allowing books with little development and meaning to be published. I don’t know if it is just me, but I have noticed that books that lack depth are more popular than the well-written novels that are over looked. (This also seems to be the trend on writing sites such as WattPad and Radish according to Akaluv )
Is that the trend? I’m just not sure.
What are your thoughts on this subject?
~Nightsong
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I personally think quality is better than quantity and always will. I believe most readers will always prefer it the same way. It’s true they don’t want super long breaks between books but that is because they are passionate about the quality of your work. 🙂 Loved this thought and post! ❤
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Yes, a wait for a new release is fine with me because I know that the author wants it to be good when they release it. Quality is always the way to go. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Shadow Summit🙂
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This is a thing I have noticed too. There are authors that publish like 4 or more books a year, and yet they all seem shallow, fresh off the assembly line. I am not saying that they should pull a George R.R. Martin and take half a decade to write a book, but that they should focus more on getting the one book to be good rather than the twenty books to be mediocre. Also, it saddens me that many good and well-written stories are overlooked in favor of shallow ones. Great post!
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Exactly! But yeah, authors don’t need to spend half a decade writing their novels. A year is plenty of enough time! But 4 books in one year… too much. A book should tell a story that means something and is well written. It shouldn’t be just fluff and mediocre. I hope that maybe this trend will change. Thank you for sharing!
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Yeah, hopefully the truly good stories start getting their deserved recognition and some authors learn their lesson.
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