Sancochojo raised that question. I was referencing the earlier debate/dialogue about what defines the "next level" & JK's illustration that it's not just talent but what the market wants that determines success. Black writer or Black wizard, the results are usually the same. Yerby & Baker never made it to that ultimate level which was/is in question.
--- belsidus2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<Ah but that is not what you posited at first. You > asked whether or > not her image pushed those books--you are confusing > issues. We are > not talking about a black writer writing Homey > Potter, but a black > writer writing Harry Potter. > > Yes I think the books still would have been hits. > > Frank Yerby was a best seller for years back in the > 40's and 50's. > Wrote historical novels with no blacks in them. > > Phantom Lady by Matt Baker was a successful comic. > Only thing black > was him touching it. > > Chris > > --- In [email protected], Addams > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Absolutely I jest. The point is that the "next > level" > > has as much to do with the market as with the > talent. > > Would Homey Potter (see The Coyote Kings or > Rainbow > > Round My Shoulder) have sold a thousand copies? > And > > don't tell me it's all about the quality of the > > writing. Surely there are Black writers as > talented as > > JK who haven't become billionaires. Or maybe they > just > > need Doubleday to create a faux griot persona who > is > > off the grid to hype the sales: > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/27/business/media/27traveler.html > > > > David > > > > --- belsidus2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > <<Surely you jest. How many gazillion copies > have > > > her books sold to > > > date? She should milk it till it runs dry--and > > > judging from the way > > > Spillaine milked Mike Hammer, Burroughs milked > > > Tarzan, Agatha Christie > > > milked her warhorses, she ain't sweatin' it. > > > > > > Chris Hayden > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Addams > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > So the real question is: in order for JK to go > to > > > the > > > > "next level", should she desegregate her > fantasy > > > world > > > > or is "realism" only required of Black > writers? > > > > > > > > --- sancochojo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com Community email addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe Digest Mode: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
