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Originally Posted by jersysman
Since I bought a few of these books (way before I knew this story), what is it about me does that show? I am very curious to know.
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The authors write steamy romance novels about the overweight and you already have 3 of their books so I'm guessing you fit squarely in their target audience. You're male and reading steamy romance novels which suggests you're a little isolated. The appeal of the fairy tale nature of their success suggests that money is tight for you at the moment. A new book is churned out every 9 days but you enjoy each of them suggesting you're simply looking for escapism which in turn suggests there's unlikely to be a change in your personal circumstances in the near future.
Please remember it was you that asked.
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Originally Posted by ApK
You did not answer "is there anything wrong with being prolific.". At best, you seemed to answer the non-question "is it possible to be prolific and also not be good." In doing so, you also seemed to imply that anyone who is prolific is putting out stuff no better than your algorithm. That's neither fair nor accurate. And no one said you had to like the stuff they write, but you don't have to like it to give them due credit for their accomplishment. And I think it is an impressive accomplishment.
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There's certainly nothing wrong with being prolific if it doesn't affect quality but that's a big "if". I think it's fair to say that if you're churning out a book every 9 days then quality and originality has to suffer. Perhaps we're still a few years away from computer generated novels but it will happen - algorithms will analyse what books you like and then produce an endless series of novels tailored to your exact wants. Will these novels be better or worse than those produced by this couple - I can't say. I agree with you though that what they've done is an impressive accomplishment.