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AMA Questions that might actually be answered (Gathering topic)
Mira:
--- Quote from: magical_liopleurodon on August 21, 2020, 02:14:04 PM ---oh wow. Why wouldn't it have been fixed if it was caught? ???
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If the manuscript hadn't been submitted to the publisher, one would think that it should have been fixed. There are deadlines of course, now it it was too near one, he might night have been able to. However having said that, one would think the Betas would also have a deadline upon which to submit their corrections to Jim so he could fix the errors. Now a lot may depend on the creative process, for example what may seem like a simple factual error to us or even the Betas, might mean that Jim would have to rewrite a whole chapter, because fixing the error might mess up the whole. But then again, none of that makes sense.. I go back to burn out with the series.
magical_liopleurodon:
--- Quote from: Mira on August 21, 2020, 02:48:34 PM --- If the manuscript hadn't been submitted to the publisher, one would think that it should have been fixed. There are deadlines of course, now it it was too near one, he might night have been able to. However having said that, one would think the Betas would also have a deadline upon which to submit their corrections to Jim so he could fix the errors. Now a lot may depend on the creative process, for example what may seem like a simple factual error to us or even the Betas, might mean that Jim would have to rewrite a whole chapter, because fixing the error might mess up the whole. But then again, none of that makes sense.. I go back to burn out with the series.
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20 years is a long time.
I'm envisioning a fan-fiction novel about the life of Jim Butcher where he goes on a quest to get his mojo back a la Austin Powers, which was stolen by Mister.
Mira:
--- Quote from: magical_liopleurodon on August 21, 2020, 03:23:05 PM ---20 years is a long time.
I'm envisioning a fan-fiction novel about the life of Jim Butcher where he goes on a quest to get his mojo back a la Austin Powers, which was stolen by Mister.
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Indeed it is, and some of these mistakes etc hints of going through the motions, instead of pleasing himself and by extension, us. I think if stretching it out ultimately hurts the over all quality, time to edit.
vultur:
I doubt it's burnout. It's probably a timing issue. If the decision to split the book was probably made fairly late in the process, that could have messed up the editing in a lot of ways.
The book doesn't feel like "burnout" to me, but that's totally IMO. It just feels less-professionally/less-well edited.
Dina:
I feel the same, Vultur
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