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Originally Posted by Lemurion
But that's not his meaning. He's defining a "stellar manuscript" as one that's very good. Sure he's saying that stellar manuscripts sell very well, although there's plenty of evidence that best-sellers are not necessarily stellar manuscripts, but rather the right book at the right time. [...]
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Are you finding a redefinition of "stellar" in his report? From
dictionary.com I see:
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1. of or pertaining to the stars; consisting of stars.
2. like a star, as in brilliance, shape, etc.
3. pertaining to a preeminent performer, athlete, etc.
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I assume that definitions 1 and 2 are out, which leaves us looking at "preeminent performer" - doesn't that suggest something slightly different to your always subjective "very good" interpretation? To me it suggests that he's talking about one that performs extremely well, and with books I would normally think that performance related to sales rather than quality of the prose.