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"Ghostwriters" is fun to use here.... I disagreed with this part though -> However, his downfall is his willingness to sell himself out. By the mid-1990s every
by bigmattystyles 4y ago
"Ghostwriters" is fun to use here....
I disagreed with this part though -> However, his downfall is his willingness to sell himself out. By the mid-1990s every month at least two titles (if not more) baring Stine's name on the front cover would be released in bookstores across the globe.
God forbid he try to cash in.... It doesn't mention what they mean by his downfall or even allude to poor reception or that the quality went down. I aged out of goosebumps when they were still new to the scene, so I have no idea what the author is talking about.
- gompertz 4y agoA lot of people are allergic to making money and feel others should be too.
- mikechalmers 4y agoI inferred the blogger meant quality suffered when Stine was spread thin, which I'd agree with as an avid Goosebumps fan of that era.
- bryanrasmussen 4y agomore like there is a common trope in criticism that prolificity necessarily weakens the quality of output, like if creativity were sperm then writing more would mean you were shooting blanks. This is probably true for some people, but it does fly against the idea that to improve as a writer you should write more. Also relates to the idea that some people have a limited number of ideas or tropes and producing too much will mean going to that same source too many times, or that artists are better poor and struggling but once successful they become worn out and repetitive.
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