tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222262518475072605.post4596718712379649665..comments2024-01-24T05:08:52.020-05:00Comments on slunch: Random thought of the daysubmit to slunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07507659020697849218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222262518475072605.post-72868775128990862132008-06-17T09:26:00.000-04:002008-06-17T09:26:00.000-04:00I think it's a matter of recognition. I'm more awa...I think it's a matter of recognition. I'm more aware of bylines, but that doesn't mean I'm going to buy the person's book when I see the name in front of me at Barnes and Noble. But I think it does register on the average readers' mind, and that's what the influence of a byline wields.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222262518475072605.post-21667823287269829772008-06-13T15:11:00.000-04:002008-06-13T15:11:00.000-04:00True. I was thinking more in terms of fiction, sin...True. I was thinking more in terms of fiction, since that's mainly what I'm working on these days. And with fiction, I find it's harder to think up things outside of book reviews. Even if the story does have some current event aspect, most people would rather talk to an "expert" than a novelist who happens to have done some research. Ah, well. I suppose every little bit helps.submit to slunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507659020697849218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222262518475072605.post-54439085061096327962008-06-13T14:04:00.000-04:002008-06-13T14:04:00.000-04:00I think this is one of those "it depends" things. ...I think this is one of those "it depends" things. It probably doesn't do much for a fiction writer, unless there's some hook into the current book -- like an op-ed about foreign adoptions by someone whose new book is about adoption.<BR/><BR/>For nonfiction writers, it's likely to be more successful -- again, more so if the writer sticks to basically the same subject as the new book.<BR/><BR/>And this isn't all that new -- haven't reporters been writing books for decades based on their knowledge of the areas they report on? If a writer is seen as an expert on X, that book on X will do better.Andrew Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373318300627953040noreply@blogger.com