| Re: Why a series?
Sounds reasonable that authors continue series for monetary gain, and I'm sure when they start out a steady income is just what they need. However, that being said, I think it's a terrible thing when money once again wins the most-important-reason-for-doing-things race.
I'm sure publishers, being in the business of making greenbacks (I guess other colors for other countries), push the authors to stifle thier creativity and just continue with known formulas for success. And authors, having struggled with thier artistic expression for so long, can't always take a breakaway chance and do thier own thing again.
It's sad, but realitically, commerce is what runs the world as we know it, and unless you are a genius well of creativity and everyone bows to you, or a mega star already who can tell the man where he can go, chances are you too would stick with what you know. |