Coffee With David

Everywhere you look, no matter where in the world you are, you see that we are all in an economic recession. Every industry is affected by the loss of jobs and revenue, including we who write. The recession causes the publishers to lay off staff, shrink the amount of advertising money that will be spent to promote the work, the amount of work the publisher will elect to publish, and the amount the publisher will pay for the work. Furthermore, bookstores are also reducing staff and inventory because consumers have less to spend on books and magazines.

The recession hits everyone hard, but for writers it is not all doom and gloom. Look back at the Great Depression. During this time we see an outburst of writing that evolved from the social world people found themselves in. Writers adjusted and wrote for whoever they could. People sought out stories to escape or to make themselves feel better. So, while the economics of writing is stretched and strained, the need for our talent beats in the hearts of those who are heart broken.

You must ask yourself why are you a writer? Is it to make lots of money? If that is the case, you might want to find something else to do. Is it to reach others and examine what we see around us? If that is the case, you should have a bumper crop of topics to explore and the need is out there for our stories.

Thank you for reading and please visit www.davidalanlucas.com for the latest on what I write.