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sfdragon
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 Posted - 28 Oct 2011 : 01:48:36
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Awww, give the guy a break.
He's still trying to figure out how to spell Lolth. 
And whether Guenhwyvar has been SPADED.
 I kid, I kid...
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why is being a wizard like being a drow? both are likely to find a dagger in the back from a rival or one looking to further his own goals, fame and power
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 28 Oct 2011 : 14:33:37
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Seriously, though - I actually don't blame him - or any other authors - for those types of continuity gaffs. They are only human, and people make mistakes.
I blame the editors - its their job in a shared setting to catch those mistakes, and over the years they have done a PISS-POOR job. The Chief editor acts as a 'traffic-cop' for the Realms, and is getting paid specifically to keep things straight. If you don't know the setting well-enough to know the tree of life can NOT be moved after planting (and that there is only one), then you should not be in-charge of the continuity. It isn't very hard to do a little research about major setting points like that, and apparently no one ever bothered.
Authors are expected to know the setting - at least the bits they are writing about - but it isn't really their JOB to know it - its the editors. Shame on them for for letting so much get by them. The authors only job is to entertain us with their words, and most of them have done a decent job in that regard. We hope they read other FR author's novels (which would really help in the long-run), but they don't have to - the editors do. The editor-in-chief is the last line of defense for the continuity, and if gets by him then he's not doing his job. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Seravin
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 28 Oct 2011 : 15:30:16
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| Well said Markustay. I daresay there are people on this forum who would make amazing editors. Collectively, we're a pretty relentless bunch of lore-whores ;) |
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Idamar of Thay
Acolyte
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Posted - 28 Oct 2011 : 21:23:30
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| I think it was pretty clever that RAS did not outright reveal Entreri's identity in Gauntlgrym. Not that he hoped too fool that many people, but rather a discreet return of a beloved character that fits his style much more than an Indiana Jones style last minute involvement(also no aliens were involved). |
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Yoss
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 29 Oct 2011 : 16:39:43
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Originally posted by Markustay
Seriously, though - I actually don't blame him - or any other authors - for those types of continuity gaffs. They are only human, and people make mistakes.
I blame the editors - its their job in a shared setting to catch those mistakes, and over the years they have done a PISS-POOR job. The Chief editor acts as a 'traffic-cop' for the Realms, and is getting paid specifically to keep things straight. If you don't know the setting well-enough to know the tree of life can NOT be moved after planting (and that there is only one), then you should not be in-charge of the continuity. It isn't very hard to do a little research about major setting points like that, and apparently no one ever bothered.
Authors are expected to know the setting - at least the bits they are writing about - but it isn't really their JOB to know it - its the editors. Shame on them for for letting so much get by them. The authors only job is to entertain us with their words, and most of them have done a decent job in that regard. We hope they read other FR author's novels (which would really help in the long-run), but they don't have to - the editors do. The editor-in-chief is the last line of defense for the continuity, and if gets by him then he's not doing his job.
Ya, you're absolutely right. Which really makes my biggest issue with the book a gripe with the editor in the end. Unfortunately it does get a lot easier to blame the guy whose name is emblazoned on the cover of the book as responsible for what are still relatively minor irritations and annoyances in the end. I think that scroll discussing what words or phrases give you pause every time you see them is actually where I belong most of the time when I'm complaining anyway, because they're not really complaints. They're just silly personal pet peeves that in the end don't actually prevent me from enjoying the story. You know humans, never happy unless they're bitching about something. |
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