Literary Criticism of Self-Published Books

I opt for writing positively. Being a critic is all too easy. Human nature seems to enjoy dissing others. If one hasn’t anything positive to say then sometimes it is better to leave it unsaid. In literature there is a profusion of publishing that occurred with the advent of computers and the internet. Anyone can publish anything they like, precociously on-line without wait, review, maturation or delay- instant gratification that trolls will follow up with attacks. There is something of an existential nature to publishing including an unlimited stream of AI generated books offered for sale. That is a phenomenal 21st century communication development.

I used to give away 200 books a month of a particular cosmology-creation analysis e-book and then, during the Obama administration, that dropped to zero from my on-line self publisher. I literally could not give away books- just zero visibility. So in my opinion, without a regular publisher with an advertising budget selling books of any sort will be difficult. People have also moved on to preferences for videos and sometimes audio books because reading requires a little discipline. I believe harsh criticism without standing can be a misplaced activity with time better spent on production. Quality writing should receive some recommendation. Commend those with As or Bs, encourage those with Cs and understand those with Ds and Fs, yet withhold dumping abuse on those poor souls. Internet fraud is a better thing to be vigilant about; in all its various forms.