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fjtorres · 04-13-2013, 10:28 AM

BTW, when it come to Turow the writer, the name that pops to mind immediately (for me) is John Grisham.

Both have done extremely well for themselves writing legal thrillers but the factoid that sticks with me is that Grisham started by self-publishing...at a time when self-pub was supposed to be a death sentence. He bucked the system and succeeded that way.

Worth a nod of respect instead of the Bronx cheers Turow has earned.

04-13-2013, 10:28 AM	#108
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	BTW, when it come to Turow the writer, the name that pops to mind immediately (for me) is John Grisham. Both have done extremely well for themselves writing legal thrillers but the factoid that sticks with me is that Grisham started by self-publishing...at a time when self-pub was supposed to be a death sentence. He bucked the system and succeeded that way. Worth a nod of respect instead of the Bronx cheers Turow has earned.