In the past, becoming a successful author required hard work, imagination, and much, much more.
It was, dare I say it, meritorious.
No longer.
Aspiring authors no longer put in the work. They no longer have to possess any imagination.
They forego the ‘ghost writer’ stage.
All they have to do is become ringers for established authors.
They get to write the established author’s books, coming on as co-writers, and having almost instantaneous name recognition.
The scions of established writers are being presented as de-factor authors.
The late Clive Cussler was the first I saw.
Today, this, at Costco: Lee Child.
Listen: I am all for giving your kid a helping hand, a leg up, whatever.
This, though, is totally infra dig.
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