Is Everyone an Author?
The word Author in
definition means; "The writer or creator of a Message, Book, Article,
etc."
The word Author originally
came from the Latin word Auctorem which means, "Master, Leader or
Founder."
Taking the meaning of
the word Author into account, we can then see many shapes and forms of
Author's. People talking about their favorite food or their favorite game over
social media sites is one way to be an Author. Having a pen pal whom you talk
to once or twice a week just to see how their day is going, is another way to
be an author. Dating back hundreds of years ago when Writer's Claim and Print
first came in to fruition. Writers were protected under the copyright act which
was introduced in the early 1800's. When internet came into being so did the
act of file sharing. With that said, anybody who has access to a computer or
device to publish their writing also makes it available worldwide. In the late
90's when blogging has yet to even show the slightest sign of slowing down, new
social media came booming into being came Facebook, YouTube, Tumbler, etc.
Writing,
researching or even being well educated are all traits of being an
author.
Writing comes in many
different forms. Most notable are books and newspapers. Though now days on the
internet are Viral Media. Viral Media can come in many different ways on the
internet, most commonly in the form of Articles, News or Advertisements.
Researching, is a
process of looking up or searching a given topic, problem or field. Most
written documents or articles depends on first looking up materials and
documents on the intended topic. When someone wants to voice their opinion on
Animal Rights, more over the fact that lab rats are given experimental drugs.
They would first collect evidence and materials to fight their claims.
Researching can even be considered looking up your favorite song. When authors
write books on The Human Chromosome, they would want to find materials on that subject.
Everyone can be considered a student, because the average person goes through a process of schooling or education. Whether or not your going to read a book or needing certain training for a certain job. People Young and old are consistently learning in an everyday life style. A Scientist from NASA did not get to where he is today without a sophisticated education.
In this generation alone there are so many possible ways to become an author. You just have to take that first step.
