The 'C' Word Part 2: A Not-So-Brave New World The conveniences afforded by modern technology are responsible for an explosion in the number of new writers emerging in the last decade. Literary hardware is no longer restricted by the physical limitations of ink and paper, and the advent of online connectivity has shifted the written word from a physical, tangible space to a limitless digital frontier; where enthusiastic individuals are capable of staking out their own marketable space and cultivating their own organic readerships. Laptops, smartphones and tablets function as miniaturised, portable publishing houses, providing users with unlimited access to everything from graphic design studios to global marketing platforms. Such vast and unprecedented powers have granted a professional literary voice to millions who might never have been heard before, due to their financial, geographical, educational, or even political backgrounds. ...