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Originally Posted by HarryT
Sure, I accept your argument. Just wanted to make the point that writing has always - at least in the sense I described - been a "competitive sport". If you write a thriller, you need to give buyers a reason to buy your thriller rather than all the other thrillers out there.
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Good example right there.
Why should I pick one hardass ex-cop/ex-soldier/spy/whatever over another?
Or one determined murder detective over another?
Plot, setting, cover, blurb, sample...
"Stock it and it will sell" stopped working a while back.