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Reaction to Michelle Obama saying, "For the first time, I am proud of my country"?

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RE: He's right, though

Comment comment by NomadSoul on 07 February 2008

I'm not sure I buy that. I see a ton of new writers on the shelf. Jim Butcher, Laurell K. Hamilton, China Mieville. There's certainly a lot more competition, though, so you it takes work to stay on the shelf, I'd bet.

True. I've heard a lot of pessimism, but it is possible to see some new faces out there. One concern is that once you write a successful book, your publishers want you to right that book over and over again.

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RE: He's right, though by scottb :: NR7

One concern is that once you write a successful book, your publishers want you to right that book over and over again.

Sure - and readers want it, too. Eight books into The Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan started writing Conan stories - I know I'm not the only one who thought, "What the hell? Where's my next Wheel book? Why are you wasting time trying to revive an old Robert E. Howard character?"

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