Have you read the Black Swan book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb? It's an economics book, but it has an interesting discussion on how in the new economy, there are certain careers that a set of bizarre outside circumstances have to happen for someone to be famous in books or music or whatnot, because there are still lots of people who want to sing and tell stories, and with modern technology, their work can go beyond their surrounding villages. I'm paraphrasing, but basically all an author can do is produce quality and hope those circumstances happen.
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Date: 2013-06-01 02:24 pm (UTC)From:Have you read the Black Swan book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb? It's an economics book, but it has an interesting discussion on how in the new economy, there are certain careers that a set of bizarre outside circumstances have to happen for someone to be famous in books or music or whatnot, because there are still lots of people who want to sing and tell stories, and with modern technology, their work can go beyond their surrounding villages. I'm paraphrasing, but basically all an author can do is produce quality and hope those circumstances happen.