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What we're looking at here is a professional attitude. Steve is going to considerable effort to make sure something -- in this case, the speech patterns of even minor characters -- are correct.
That stands in direct contrast to the attitude that seems to have migrated from fanfic to self-published, would-be pros who say "that doesn't matter, it's just fiction." I think we've all seen the results, and they're not pretty. Nor, despite the authors' best efforts, are those results marketable.
So I guess I'm going to have to find some space for Steve's books on my TBR list, because someone who cares about the details of his minor characters' speech cares enough to write a good book.
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