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This is seriously ****ed up
Persephone:
--- Quote from: Shecky on February 18, 2009, 12:36:40 AM ---Huh. I missed one. Where'd you find that?
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Sorry, It was a verbal quote during the Q&A at MileHiCon Oct 08, in Denver. Someone posed a question in regard to his BETA readers. He mentioned that it was full, and went on to say that he's really hard to work with, and doesn't understand WHY anyone would want the job. He also compared the job to "asking someone to point out the warts on your baby".
Shecky:
Got it. He's NOT hard to work with - he's a HELL of a lot EASIER than I actually expected, to be honest. But the bit about "asking someone to point out the warts on your baby"... yeah, that would suck. Then again, when they're removable warts, everybody's happy in the end. :D
kwirk:
--- Quote from: Shecky on February 19, 2009, 03:18:27 AM ---Got it. He's NOT hard to work with - he's a HELL of a lot EASIER than I actually expected, to be honest. But the bit about "asking someone to point out the warts on your baby"... yeah, that would suck. Then again, when they're removable warts, everybody's happy in the end. :D
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A better question, to my mind, is how critical do you think you can be with an author you like, and do you avoid telling him about any warts you've spotted?
Starbeam:
--- Quote from: kwirk on February 20, 2009, 12:26:58 AM ---A better question, to my mind, is how critical do you think you can be with an author you like, and do you avoid telling him about any warts you've spotted?
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Considering the reference is about beta readers, and granted I could be wrong, but I believe that's what their job is.
kwirk:
--- Quote from: Starbeam on February 20, 2009, 12:36:25 AM ---Considering the reference is about beta readers, and granted I could be wrong, but I believe that's what their job is.
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I am asking how difficult that job is.
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