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only mainstream literature becomes commercially viable.

Only mainstream literature is commercially viable in the status quo.



Stross seems to make it work. In what world is he mainstream? I'm presuming you know that Stross was the one who wrote the blog post above.


One of my brother's Creative Writing lecturers was fond of the following fact

There are more professional concert pianists in the UK than full-time authors of fiction.


nikatwork's definition of 'mainstream literature' obviously is different from your definition of 'mainstream literature'. Using his definition, your assertion is false.




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