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TLDR: JK Rowling (author of Harry Potter series) released a couple of novels under a false name to see how they would fare in the absence of her name being attached to them, and they only sold a mere few thousand copies. Then she revealed that she was the author, and they instantly become best sellers for no reason author than because they suddenly had her name on them. Basically success is 100% luck.
jodyhedlund.blogspot.com
"When The Cuckoo's Calling first hit shelves (in April) nobody knew it was written by Rowling. Instead it came out under the guise of an unknown, supposedly debut author. The book got some positive reviews and sold a fairly small amount (1500 copies in Britain). Reviewers weren't buzzing about the book, nobody was talking about it on social media, and it didn't hit any best seller lists or move up too far on Amazon rankings.
It joined the millions of other books that wallow in the slough of obscurity. Under her pseudonym, Rowling became like all the other debut and even many seasoned writers out there, who are a piece of plankton in the ocean of books that are now available.
When word came out last weekend that Rowling was the real author of The Cuckoo's Calling, it shot to best-seller status almost immediately. It's now ranked number one on Amazon for both hardcover and ebook."
" take that same famous writer with her incredible story-telling ability and skillful writing techniques, dress her in another name, and suddenly she's just an average Joe"
" success has a lot less to do with your stories and writing skill and more to do with WHO you are. If you're already famous, if you're already a brand name, then it doesn't really matter what you put out there, people will buy your books."
I've always fucking know this. Meritocracy is a bullshit myth. There are no "geniuses", only lucky people who are at the right place at the right time. Or who happen to know the right people.
Jfl the world is random bullshit. Almost nobody ever really truly gets what they deserve.
Why Did Rowling Make it Big With Harry Potter But Not With Her Pen Name?
By Jody Hedlund, @JodyHedlund By now most people have heard that JK Rowling (author of the international bestselling Harry Potter series...
jodyhedlund.blogspot.com
"When The Cuckoo's Calling first hit shelves (in April) nobody knew it was written by Rowling. Instead it came out under the guise of an unknown, supposedly debut author. The book got some positive reviews and sold a fairly small amount (1500 copies in Britain). Reviewers weren't buzzing about the book, nobody was talking about it on social media, and it didn't hit any best seller lists or move up too far on Amazon rankings.
It joined the millions of other books that wallow in the slough of obscurity. Under her pseudonym, Rowling became like all the other debut and even many seasoned writers out there, who are a piece of plankton in the ocean of books that are now available.
When word came out last weekend that Rowling was the real author of The Cuckoo's Calling, it shot to best-seller status almost immediately. It's now ranked number one on Amazon for both hardcover and ebook."
" take that same famous writer with her incredible story-telling ability and skillful writing techniques, dress her in another name, and suddenly she's just an average Joe"
" success has a lot less to do with your stories and writing skill and more to do with WHO you are. If you're already famous, if you're already a brand name, then it doesn't really matter what you put out there, people will buy your books."
I've always fucking know this. Meritocracy is a bullshit myth. There are no "geniuses", only lucky people who are at the right place at the right time. Or who happen to know the right people.
Jfl the world is random bullshit. Almost nobody ever really truly gets what they deserve.
