Ha ha other fantasy authors refer to JK Rowling as "You-Know-Who"
-
-
Even if you love Rowling she's not 10,000x better than every other writer despite having 10,000x the money
#thereisnomeritocracy#worldcon -
to her credit, Rowling agrees, and supports policies thusly reflecting!
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Some of it's power law distribution.But that just accounts for "why is the gap so big?" not "why Rowling?"
-
the power law distribution and the positive feedback of the network effect means it's a total crapshoot
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
Barnes & Noble had a display of "wizard school" Harry Potter knockoffs, except the majority of them were in fact written before Harry Potter
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
I don't know. You can't throw a rock without hitting a poor mistreated boy who's secretly the chosen one, but the mystery...
-
novel angle you don't tend to see with that sort of thing most of the time, not even with Potter imitators.
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.