he was an ad-man and the book was a project cynically designed to be commercially successful
he was no Oliver Postgate
( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Thu 27 May 2021, 10:56, archived)

Thank fuck for that, I don't think I could stand that level of crywanking on /board again.

(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Thu 27 May 2021, 11:06, archived)

I doubt many authors go into it hoping or thinking that their new project will sink without trace
not really a viable income stream
(dribble, Thu 27 May 2021, 11:37, archived)

no but some children's authors do it because they love the kiddiewinkles

( Turing's Artificial Hand Sig Sauer, Thu 27 May 2021, 11:40, archived)

there's a difference between writing a children's book and hoping it will be successful
and writing one following market testing and research, and brainstorming sessions where you have tried to calculate maximum appeal as if you were planning an advert for a new plastic toy. Maybe I'm just an old romantic* at heart but I think that's horrible.

*haha, I'm certainly not a 'New Romantic' hahahaha
( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Thu 27 May 2021, 11:45, archived)

Or you can go the Julia Donaldson route, and just rip off the work of other people

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 27 May 2021, 11:46, archived)

b3ta.com/talk/8302824
( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Thu 27 May 2021, 11:48, archived)

lol
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 27 May 2021, 11:58, archived)

That's how pretty much everything is made now though
If you want financial backers, you have to persuade them using pretty graphs and lots of numbers, much as we'd like to think so concept is no longer king, if kids are involved it's peak cynicism and box ticking
(dribble, Thu 27 May 2021, 11:55, archived)

Carle's fault

( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Thu 27 May 2021, 11:57, archived)

Nobody did it better

(dribble, Thu 27 May 2021, 12:25, archived)

The modern music industry.
(Ooooh_cuntroversials_sockpuppet Make O/T great again., Thu 27 May 2021, 16:19, archived)

So I think what you're saying is, he tried very hard to produce a book for children based upon what children like?

( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Thu 27 May 2021, 19:13, archived)

Gives them something to whine about on Twitter, though.
And in a way, isn't that what they really want?
(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Thu 27 May 2021, 11:47, archived)