While I didn't like the direction LKH took her characters in, what really burned me was how poorly crafted her books became.
This isn't so much a problem with the author in most cases, though; in theory the publisher has proof-readers, line-editors and copy-editors to catch things like this before the book sees print.
I would love to say that I'm enormously careful and never make those mistakes when I submit a book - but I wouldn't be able to say it with a straight face. I always miss something.
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Date: 2010-10-12 10:06 pm (UTC)This isn't so much a problem with the author in most cases, though; in theory the publisher has proof-readers, line-editors and copy-editors to catch things like this before the book sees print.
I would love to say that I'm enormously careful and never make those mistakes when I submit a book - but I wouldn't be able to say it with a straight face. I always miss something.