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					Originally Posted by fjtorres  Tolkien spent the bulk of his life creating Middle Earth yet the books didn't really take off economically until decades after release. | 
	
 Your post applies best to timeless works of imagination requiring little real-world research. They indeed do not need a publishing infrastructure.
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					Originally Posted by fjtorres  Appropos of which, Patterson is actually honest with his ghost written stories. | 
	
 Here I agree with you.