Some authors are concerned that the state of the publishing industry will adversely affect their writing, believing that it will have an impact on the writer's outlook on writing, even to the point of some losing passion for the craft. What would be the point if books are no longer being published in print?

However as a journalist, content writer and self-help author, I haven't event noticed the...drought. People will always need information. Whether they get it online or in print is simply a matter of choice.

Maybe there just needs to be a shift in the way the fiction author thinks about publishing. Move to writing e-books, blogging and maybe even putting your book on your Web site for pay. Publish for kindles, nooks and other e-readers, notebooks and audio.

At a writer's conference where I was recently a speaker, I was the only writer there with my book on CD. I sold 25 copies. No other writer sold a single book. While the others had great presentations, I think my book sold because buyers saw the convenience of the CD, more than having opted for what my book is about. With my book, they can pop it into their car's CD players immediately, instead of having to wait to get settled in a location to read a print book.

Nevertheless, I think the shift in publishing has more to do with a sign of the times. And if authors intend to keep up, they will definitely need to catch up.