"Freelance" editing was Re: [HOE] SW vs. Convoy)

["Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

Well, there is such a thing as too many cooks spoiling the broth.  ;)  I 
wouldn't want to coordinate comments from more than a couple of people 
myself.

I don't know if they have plenty of people, but presumably they have Charles 
Ryan and Hal Mangold (former editors on HoE stuff) chugging away on Lost 
Colony, one would suspect.

Pinnacle also may not acknowledge casual proofers.  They don't credit 
playtesters either, giving the impression the material is _not_ playtested 
although that is not the case.

*shrug* Barring a response from Pinnacle, 'tis a mystery.  Spirit Warriors 
is well-written as with all John Hopler works, but it does seem to have 
suffered a bit in the editing, IMO.

>Odd considering how many people must offer to proof that stuff for free to
>"Help" them out.  I know I have offered to preread Hexarcana to so if I 
>could
>spot anything, and they said they had plenty of people to do that for them, 
>but
>where are these people if John is stuck editing his own stuff?
>
>--D
>
>Note:  I am home sick today with something or other so if my message seems 
>like
>it was incoherent and rambling... it probably was.
>
>Steve Crow wrote:
>
> > >Which brings up another question... Does John Hoppler even read this 
>list
> > >anymore?  He hasn't posted ANYTHING since January.
> > >
> > >--D
> > >
> >
> > Probably not.  He hasn't responded to stuff that I've specifically 
>flagged
> > [HOPLER} either.  On the other hand...can you blame him?  He's written 
>four
> > sourcebook-type volumes in 4-5 months.  Also taking into account the 
>high
> > quality of work (IMO), this is an amazing volume of material to produce 
>in
> > such a short time.
> >
> > Unfortunately, he also solo-edited Spirit Warriors as well as writing 
>it,
> > which is where I suspect some of the discontinuities (including with his 
>own
> > previous work!) I've noted have come from.  I don't know if Pinnacle is
> > understaffed at this time or what, but having a writer serve as his own
> > editor is usually a bad idea...
> >
> > ---
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> > Steve Crow
> >
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