[ SECRET POST #2864 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2864 ⌋

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Comments

[iggy]

Her other books have been very successful. She's published three in the past two years, so she's written a lot of non-HP.

They haven't been Potter big, but they're hardly set up to be from a storytelling/genre POV. Considering she published one under a pseudonym, I don't think she's exactly screaming for attention.

[kallanda_lee]

No, I think that's the point. I think she published under a pseudonym to get detached from HP, but it didn't quite work out that way. I'm not implying attention whoring - I mean more: it seems she genuinely wants to write, but most people just want her to write Harry Potter still.

[(Anonymous)]

The Cuckoo's Calling wasn't a big seller until after Rowling was outed as the author. I think the pseudonym was an experiment to try and prove something-- that she could write and make bank doing something else besides Harry Potter, and without her famous name attached. The fact that it didn't sell well until she was outed, I'd say she found out, all right.

[(Anonymous)]

It was about average for a new writer of a niche genre. It wasn't disastrous, but it was no NYT best-seller. Of course anyone thinking it was going to be would be a total fool, most debut niche-genre novels don't do big sales. It was in-line with industry expectations for the type of author she was presenting as. Of course it didn't get enough time to build on its own before her outing, and it didn't get a sequel before her outing. Sequel sales in that genre are what tells you whether or not you're going to make it. I think you are being unfairly harsh in your attempt to be a Rowling anti-fan.

[(Anonymous)]

Crime/detective novels aren't that niche, though. Also my point was that doing about average for a first time author =/= "very successful" as iggy remarked.

[(Anonymous)]

You know that there's a good chance the pseudonym, leak and positive reviews from other crime writers was a publicity stunt, right? Many of the writers who praised Rowling's crime novel were her friends. Small world, eh? And the person who leaked the fact that it was Rowling was connected to someone in Rowling's legal firm.

My guess is she gave the pseudonym a go, found out that without all the fame of Harry Potter behind her very few people were interested, and then decided to out herself to save herself from humiliatingly low sales.

[(Anonymous)]

She sued the person who leaked it. Your bile is showing.

Rowling doesn't have to prove anything - she is one of the most successful authors of all time (OF ALL TIME, unironickanye.gif). What you are trying to prove, however, is unclear, besides your incredible capacity for bitterness.

[(Anonymous)]

They don't sound at all bitter, but you sound like a stan. It is possible to look at Rowling as just another author, in terms of quality at least.

[(Anonymous)]

+100

[(Anonymous)]

Anon was merely pointing out what was commonly spoken of at the time, so yeah. You sound like a stan. I'm sure Rowling appreciates you rushing to her defense, though.

[(Anonymous)]

She doesn't have to prove anything to the general public, that is true. However, I would be hesitant to completely deny her possibly wanting to prove something to herself. It's not unheard of that someone who's first outing gets super popular perhaps wonders if they would do just as well in another genre or under another pseudonym.

Then when they're disappointed, they go back to publishing/posting under their more famous name.

There are rarities that can pull off being bestsellers in different genres under different names (like Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb), but it's not easy or common, by any means.

[(Anonymous)]

Exactly. In her shoes, I would've been curious as well about whether or not I could succeed in a different genre, without the advantages of being a world famous author. I'd wonder if my work could stand well on its own, not because I needed to prove anything to the world, but because I'm personally curious.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh my God. This is just garbage. Publicity stunt, JKR, REALLY? Why would she *ever* need to pull such a thing? Really? Think about how stupid you sound.