Writers Embrace the Digital Age

There was a time when the writer’s staple was to sit at a large desk with a pencil and foolscap, penning the latest bestseller. However, it would seem as if major changes are afoot, having been led by the onset of the world wide web. Whilst PC’s have long afforded us all to make the most of Microsoft Word, the availability and speed of the internet has allowed publishing to break free of its old shackles and launch itself online.

Authors such as JK Rowling have had impressive websites driven my large publishing houses for a number of years, but no longer is such practice reserved for the elite few.

Take the example of Midlands Author Daniel Cure, whose latest work, The Silver Knight is set during The Wars of the Roses. His new website www.danielcure.co.uk has incorporated Web 2.0 elements such as a personal blog and links to Twitter, whilst directing visitors to online copies of his work at the popular Lulu self-publishing site. Fans can now access his thoughts, latest news and views on matters such as history and politics as well as accessing multimedia content such as images and videos.

Almost every self-published author now has a blog, or at least some form of online presence and, with the advent of Twitter, Facebook and My Space, it seems as if that trend will continue.