The online personal page of young writer Nguyen Huyen Trang, whose pen name is Minh Man, has been a popular reading hub for readers. Many of her works have been published and received a good response from critics.
Writer Nguyen Huyen Trang said: "Through the viral nature social networks, I can post my writings online. So readers can easily find them".
Many young authors like Trang have also become renowned thanks to self- publishing online. Through such literature websites as waka.vn , ebook.edu.vn or social networks, readers can find any genre and writers can also publish their works as e-books. However, like everywhere else in the world, while everyone can be an author, it doesn’t mean their work is any good.
Last May, the Ministry of Information and Communications issued a decision to suspend the publications of some books due to what it described as ‘vulgar’ content.
Online publishing is inevitable in an IT age. However, writers should be cultured enough to see what constitutes good writing and engaging content without resorting to cheap sales tricks and easy notoriety.
