There is no prize in sales for second place. It's win or nothing. The masters know this and strive for - they fight for - that winning edge.
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Second place is just the first place loser.
Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything in second place.
Actually, no, because awards don't spark sales as much as you'd think.
You can become a winner only if you are willing to walk over the edge.
The thing is, if you make best-sellerdom your goal, you're going to be in trouble. It's a very nice thing to have happen, but if one makes that a goal like, say, a literary writer has the goal of getting the Pulitzer Prize, that's so unpredictable.
The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur.
I've always felt, and I think I'm qualified to say so because I've won a few awards, that it's a terrible shame to put something in competition with something else to be able to sell something.
Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything that comes in second.
Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people.
I'd love to say second place is great, but it's not.
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