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The value of different medium
Murphy's Stunt Double:
Heh- I think they call that Sesame Street Syndrome - what resuts out of young brains trained to focus on information in short snippets and move on to the next bit of information.
Wholly different from, yet probably the precursor to ADD.
*PS - I totally just made that up.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: MatthewD44 on December 17, 2007, 04:13:18 AM ---a few publishers might.. personally I like the 1st 6 books and stopped reading them after that..
did the same thing with the Wheel of Time series..
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I was being snarky, but seriously, the most consistent advice I've hear from the most authors, editors, and other publishing professionals is; write what you have to write, not what you think will sell. Your job as an author is to write the books; publishers have marketing departments, and you're not doing their job.
Murphy's Stunt Double:
Interesting.... just this last week at my writer's group one of the leaders said something to the effect of keep in mind, the publishing business is a BUSINESS and publishers are looking for books that will SELL.
Not that I think either perspective is "right" neurovore. But I think the smart writer will keep a blending of both perspectives in mind in producing something created from the soul that will make a profit.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Murphy's Stunt Double on December 17, 2007, 03:33:51 PM ---Not that I think either perspective is "right" neurovore. But I think the smart writer will keep a blending of both perspectives in mind in producing something created from the soul that will make a profit.
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Nah, the smart writer grasps that the genre fiction market in the US can support about forty full-time professionals, and keeps a tight hold on the day-job.
Most successful senior editors at major publishers have grasped that William Goldman was right; when it comes to what will sell, and to how what sold yesterday will sell tomorrow:
Nobody
Knows
Anything.
Murphy's Stunt Double:
Heh - ;D
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