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Originally Posted by Steven Lake
So with that said, that still begs the question of when good fiction becomes "hack" or "pot boiler" fiction. I don't think we've argued that yet, as we've been sorta stuck on the semantics of proper terminology.  |
My suspicion is that it hits when the author focuses on what will make the quickest buck - rather than on a quality product. Sure, the majority of writers are in the game to make money... but anyone who's done much writing can (I hope!) attest to that sly pull toward churning out something that's low quality but will ride a wave of popularity
Like writing a vampire book because that's what all the cool kids are doing.