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Originally Posted by pilotbob
I don't know how to find out how many she has sold... but base on the Amazon sales rank for books her books are listed as Number 2, 3, 6, 8, 20... so she must be moving alot of books. Wish I could write that "crap". By comparison Beedle the Bard is at number 12... although it's only in pre-order... I am sure it will just to 3 or above come the beginning of December.
BOb
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You know, Bob, she could be selling in the billions, and I might still think her books are "crap." I know that there are authors who slave away at writing books that I end up thinking are crap. But, I honestly don't wish that I could write that particular type of "crap." If I was a successful writer, I would prefer to have a great literary talent that would last. The idea of churning out stuff that even I didn't respect just for the bucks ... well, sorry, if I wanted to be rich, I suppose I'd just work more hours at what I am good at.
I know that there are millions of people who read Harlequin Romances. There are authors who have made a mint writing that .... sorry, but to me ... "crap." Do I envy them their success?? No ... not really. Do I envy them their "talent"?? No ... that question assumes that I think they are talented ... and I don't ... so, no. Would I want to be a romance novelist?? Good god, NO!!
Will I be a future Meyer fan?? I doubt it. I'd have to have the recommendation of a fan whose opinion I held in some regard before I ventured into one of her books. Now, if someone is a rabid Monty Python fan and says "You need to read some Terry Pratchett!!" Well .... I'm all over that. But, just because someone says "millions" just love her .... well, really that doesn't mean much to me. Millions of people love American football. Me ... sorry, but there's that word again ... crap. It's an opinion and I'm sticking with it.