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Originally Posted by M. R. Mathias
A book written in prison, actually a 700,000 word epic trilogy, written in longhand in a maximum security prison cell in Texas by a convict with a HS diploma and a violent prison record is worth something extra just for the simple fact that you can't read that kind of material every day...
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No, it is not worth something extra. The background of the author, when it has NOTHING to do with the story, adds/detracts not at all from the value of the story.
I'm not paying $10 to read a fantasy novel by a no-name prison hack. I'd pay maybe $2-3 to try out a new author though. And if I liked the story, then I'd buy later novels, probably at a higher price.
But it would have to do with the quality of the story, not the authors lifestyle.