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Originally Posted by Redcard
Look at how angry Jordan's fans were that he had the gall to DIE before their books were done. Or how angry GRRM's fans are that he is basically going to every convention on the face of the planet .. and when he sits down to write, he's writing Wild Cards stuff instead of Song of Ice and Fire. Now , those two are famous, so anything that comes out will still get significant sales.. but if you're not famous, the last thing you need to be doing is alienating your readers.
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Heh... personally, I like GRRM's Wild Cards stories... and at least I'm not dead. But this thread isn't about famous authors, and alienation isn't that much of an issue for newbies and indies; you need fans before you can alienate 'em.