In Defence of Readers. And All That Glisters is Definitely Gold!

Without readers, I am nothing.

I know some writers write just for pure pleasure and never need to be read. I, on the other hand, write for both pleasure and to engage with a readership. I’m guessing that most writers do. So I’ve been a bit baffled by some of the articles floating around on Substack and the internet in general over the past month which are decrying the state of publishing—and putting the blame for that on readers.

What?!

The articles I’ve seen tend to focus on the kinds of books ...