There’s a New Gatekeeper in Town

In every profession, trade, or craft, there is a gatekeeper, and there are barriers to entry. A lawyer has to finish law school, and he has to pass the Bar exam. Some people never do. A similar barrier exists for doctors, accountants, nurses, plumbers, hairdressers, EMTs, etc. Just because you want to be a doctor, doesn’t mean that you should be a doctor. So, why should it be any different for the art/craft/profession of writer?

Up until the advent of Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) pr...