@nothings So, this may be a case of Jeff and I having talked about it before and then it coming across wrong on the podcast.
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@nothings What is actually true (and what I meant to convey) is that _literary fiction_ sells almost no copies.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@nothings Infinite Jest and Confederacy of Dunces are examples of literary fiction that are outliers and _did_ sell a lot of copies.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@nothings They are the uncommon case, but they do prove that sometimes you can do it (and there are a few others).1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@nothings But the point was supposed to be that yes, you _could_ sell a lot, but you basically have to be the "BEST LIT FIC EVAR!"1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@nothings So the point with Infinite Jest was actually supposed to be that sometimes you _could_ sell a lot of copies.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@nothings But generally you should expect to not sell any :P1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@cmuratori I guess the question is what the riff at the end of 'i should just write sci-fi/fantasy instead' is supposed to mean.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@cmuratori Like, did you mean 'i'd make more money if I lucked into being an outlier', or 'i'd make more money even as a non-outlier'.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@nothings Lit fic is basically the worst category of writing you can possibly do, as far as I can tell, if you are trying to make money.
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