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Old 04-27-2011, 03:40 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
I find it all very entertaining, but Rothfuss has a slight case of diarrhea of the word-processor. A slightly more aggressive editor could fix that right up.
That's a misunderstanding of the editor's role and power. An editor can only suggest; the author has to be willing to accept.

I have had authors tell me that I am to only make sure there is punctuation at the end of every sentence and no other suggestions or corrections are wanted or will be accepted.
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