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What’s Next After a Bestseller?
Posted on January 9th, 2011 2 commentsNow that is a good question. Say you are an author and you just released a HUGE hit. How do you follow up on that? Think Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveller’s Wife). Think JK Rowling (Harry Potter series). Think Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love).
Pressure. My god, yes.
Expectations. Oh man, yes.
Criticism. Undoubtedly.
While I can dream about how difficult it must be to write a follow up with all that expectation hanging over you and your keyboard, Elizabeth Gilbert stands up and talks about it in this TED Talk (she says people act like she’s doomed–yikes!):
bestsellers after a bestselling book, bestsellers, bestselling authors, bestselling books, creativity, Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, TED And Elizabeth Gilbert, TED talk2 responses to “What’s Next After a Bestseller?”
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Wow – she’s wonderful. I thought I’d just listen to a few minutes, but she’s very engaging and I was able to multi-task and listen while she spoke. I love her attitude!
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I am awful at staying focused on online videos, but as you say, she was so engaging I watched the whole thing!
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Jemi Fraser January 9th, 2011 at 14:05