Seantheaussie
Seantheaussie asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

Since the debut of the ebook have you "punched up" the "kindle sample" beginnings of your books, because they are now effectively part of the marketing? I think books used to be like movies, which could start slowly because people had already paid (sunk cost fallacy). They are now like TV shows, that have to grab and hold flighty viewers.

Lois McMaster Bujold
I'm not sure I understand your question. My stories are what they are. People can take them or leave them.

Are writers actually trying to modify the openings of their stories for such purposes, now?

Ta, L.

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