Dianne, I too have bought books by authors who I respected only to find them so badly written that I couldn't bear to read them. I wonder if someone else is writing that stuff of if they just throw some words together to meet deadlines after they are famous.

I've been reading about 'branding' as it applies to writers. It seems that once your name is established as a 'brand' with a couple of books, you can get away with just about anything. I was noticing a book my husband was reading that had a famous author's name in big letters on the front, but with a closer look, it appeared that someone else had actually written the book. ??

I guess publishers sell whatever sells even if it is only a name on the front cover.
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