Is Everyone an Author?

Everyone is an author in the respect that today, with the internet, anyone can publish their writing for the whole world to see. We can publish college essays, recipes, movie reviews, research articles, fanfiction, and everything in between. With our technology, any small piece of writing can reach a much larger audience than many accomplished authors could in the past. With the whole known world at our fingertips through the internet, researching topics has become much easier. Anyone can become educated on any topic; and with that power, they can spread their findings in a unique way. Research is the most important part of being an author today. If you deliver falsified information, anyone can do their own research and critique your writing accordingly. So the only fault to having so much information available, is that some of it is not factual or accurate. Part of being an author is doing your research through the right channels. Anyone can be an author today. All it takes is the time and effort to create, and publish. With this wealth of information available to us, it is our responsibility to be an active student. We must continue to broaden our horizons, make connections, discover new ideas, try new things, and be active in reading trustworthy sources. As authors, it is our responsibility to expand our writing abilities, and appeal to many different audiences.