tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post8859583711549908170..comments2024-03-28T08:40:15.278-04:00Comments on BLOBBY'S BLOG: No New Tale to TellBlobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821768145570876450noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-86907537769430741322016-08-19T09:41:53.169-04:002016-08-19T09:41:53.169-04:00When I worked as a librarian, I often had patrons ...When I worked as a librarian, I often had patrons complain that a favorite author had lost his touch. They had loved his first forty books (tells you a lot!) but the last few had been unsatisfying. I pointed out that the books they disliked were written by "FAVORITE AUTHOR" always in large print and "Relative Unknown" in a much smaller font underneath. Which meant, most likely, that Favorite Author <i>might</i> have come up with the original concept, handed it over to Relative Unknown who did the actual writing and then Favorite Author <i>might</i> have done a quick edit/revision/rewrite before the publisher marketed it under the best-selling name. Such people no longer were authors, they were a marketing tool. Not exactly dishonest, but as someone who has published and who has worked in the publications business, I assure you this happens.Michael Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942287172727040371noreply@blogger.com