At an anti - library closure dissent , local wizard and comic fable Alan Moore had some surprising words for those who hope to break into the wide world of published writing .
With his wild - man Merlin ’s byssus and distinguishable Northampton flavour , Moore ’s speaking style is oddly comforting as he hold away . “ If you write every day , you are a author , ” the Centennial State - Godhead of Watchmen , From Hell and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ( to name my favorite Moore works ) tells the crowd .
Some of his advice is jolly received : write every day , be self - decisive , do n’t worry about money when composing . But Moore also breaks out of the honest-to-goodness adage and is frank about the publishing populace as he perceives it , level out that many of the “ notable , well - experience ” authors out there “ have nothing to do with writing , ” casting shade on popular works like Dan Brown ’s and calling the industry a “ mess . ” So what ’s a hungry author to do ? Self - publish , sayeth the wizard :
“ publication today is a complete mess . I bang brilliant authors who ca n’t get their account book published , ” Moore state , explaining that many publication houses are afraid of take in risk on fiction . Moore ’s root ? “ Publish yourself . Do n’t rely upon other hoi polloi . ”
It ’s rarified and refreshful for an establish writer to promote the potential boons of ego - publication and be honest about their perception of what lie in behind the industry pall . Of course , we require some eccentricity from Moore , but we opt this earnest truth - telling over thegrumpy honest-to-god manperformances he ’s given more recently . The picture was record in 2011 , which means we may be in need of a time - bend spell . More of this old Moore , please .
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