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Originally Posted by fjtorres
List out the top ten most popular authors you're familiar with (not your top ten, just the Big Names you hear.)
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Why would I list Big Names I've heard of but haven't read?
Any such list should be based on two criteria:
Artistry
Public service
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Originally Posted by darryl
Unfortunately, the authors who write them sell their souls for editorial services that have never been more reasonably priced and available on the open market. Few of them will make a living from these books.
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The latter is often true. But what's described in the book proposal is unlikely to ever get finished without some kind of advance and/or research subsidy.
I'm focusing on research-based non-fiction. But even with a novel, and excepting the one person in a hundred million genius author, it a good idea to have friends read your book, tell you what parts confuse or drag, and follow their advice. And since it is impossible to tell if you are a genius, you had best assume you are not.
This is, as I understand it, the practice of my favorite series author.
Is that what you mean by selling your soul?