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Old 07-28-2012, 05:50 PM   #59
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
The way I look at it, language is an author's toolbox, and he or she needs to know how to use those tools correctly, just as much as a carpenter needs to know how to use his tools. Without a knowledge of how to use the tools, in both cases the result is going to be a botched job.
Unless an editor can fix it. There are a lot of famous authors that are dyslectic for example. The important thing sometimes is to be able to tell an engaging story. Spelling and grammar can always be fixed by an editor.
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