Ever wonder why we get Rocky 6, or Cheaper by the Dozen 2, or The Next Karate Kid? Investors and studios hate taking risks. They love to produce movies from known successes — even if those hit-makers had only one win.
Movies are expensive. Books, not at all in comparison. The rules for risk apply to both.
Those known-winner habits drive big-house publishi…
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