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Originally Posted by gmw
Are you finding a redefinition of "stellar" in his report? From dictionary.com I see:
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. |
MikeB1972 has already addressed the use of "stellar," but I would also like to draw your attention to the word manuscript, which has a generally accepted meaning of an as-yet unpublished book. You can't determine sales before a book's been published.
The entire passage talks about the decisions authors need to make before choosing between self-publishing and commercial publication. There are definitely books and authors for whom self-publishing is a better option, just as there are others for whom commercial publishing is a better option. Howey's figures don't back up his statements.