Is Everyone an Author?

After reading the introduction to this book, I have found that it's possible everyone is an author. Whether on accident or not, writing can be used globally and with the internet anyone can access your writing. The difference, between and author and writer, is whether or not the work gets published. The work itself could be posted on a Facebook feed, or sent in an email. Anything counts with the internet. These people who post about certain topics may not realize the impact their words make. Whether locally between their small group of friends or globally, all of these authors have an important opinion and sharing them on forms of social media turn writers into authors.

It's obvious that with the new technology the definition of being an author has had to change and that becoming an author is much easier now than ever. An author now is anyone with a published work or piece. Authors no longer have to be original with their works either. People create opinion pieces on other works and make works that combine several other works into one. As soon as you publish your works, and make it available for the public to read you become an author and that can impact your life, or someone else. Authors don't have to write just books either. Authors can people musicians or other artists. Not only is everyone an author, but anyone can be an author.