Peeve:

[azurelunatic]

I am irritated with those people who get irritated with authors for taking a long time about the Next Book in a series, or the Next Installment of a fanfic. Encouragement ("Loved last, can't wait for next, Write, Lois, Write!") is all fine and dandy and cool, but when a fan gets mad at an author for taking a long time at a book, that's where I get mad at the fan.

I'd rather have good-quality writing done in the author's own sweet time than poor-quality writing churned out like clockwork. (Surely most of you know one or two authors who started out excellent, but have since dropped in quality?)


On the other hand, I adore authors who do things like this: Due to the tight-knit nature of the List, when one of the listees/wife of one of the listees had a terminal illness and was not expected to survive until the release of the next book, Lois made sure that there was a copy of the (not sure which stage of writing but not completely finished with all the publishing process) work-in-progress for the woman to read. So she did get to read the book before she died.

Comments

[sithjawa.livejournal.com]

Wait, people actually get mad like that *seriously*?

I mean, I know people go "damn it, what's taking [author] so long?!" but I always figure it not being serious-mad...

[amberfox.livejournal.com]

I'd rather have good-quality writing done in the author's own sweet time than poor-quality writing churned out like clockwork. (Surely most of you know one or two authors who started out excellent, but have since dropped in quality?)

I have two words for you: Mercedes Lackey. *ducks and hides*