Having been around Twin Cities fandom for 25+ years, I know a whole truckload of SF and fantasy writers. But I knew every one of them before they were published, so I'd have a tough time goin' all fangirly on any of them.
I respect the talent that good writers have and the patience and drive that gets the writing down on paper and the stick-to-itiveness that gets them published eventually. But copyediting is kind of like watching sausage and laws made--it gives one another viewpoint on the process, and one never looks at the end product quite the same as do those who never see the making of it.
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Having been around Twin Cities fandom for 25+ years, I know a whole truckload of SF and fantasy writers. But I knew every one of them before they were published, so I'd have a tough time goin' all fangirly on any of them.
I respect the talent that good writers have and the patience and drive that gets the writing down on paper and the stick-to-itiveness that gets them published eventually. But copyediting is kind of like watching sausage and laws made--it gives one another viewpoint on the process, and one never looks at the end product quite the same as do those who never see the making of it.