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Originally Posted by nikkers
Patrick Rothfuss writes well and it is a ripping yarn, BBUUTT???Why aren't there any decent editors in the SF and fantasy genres. Any one would think they were paid by the word.
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Many editors are paid by the word
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Alas, many authors believe every word they have put to paper is sacrosanct and will not agree to changes. I've worked with several over the course of my 27 years as an editor. In the end, it is the author who has final say. Rothfuss may be one of those authors.