Oddly enough, I think it may be that some professional writers never get the chance to polish and perfect their craft before they get that first sale that sets
them on the road to regular publishing. Pros who started out as fic authors -- like Mercedes Lackey -- I think get a lot more practice in, and end up with more
finely-honed writing skills than the ones who jump directly into published sales. I won't say that's universal -- in fact, I can imagine worse-case
scenarios to counter this quite easily -- but I think it's true nonetheless.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
them on the road to regular publishing. Pros who started out as fic authors -- like Mercedes Lackey -- I think get a lot more practice in, and end up with more
finely-honed writing skills than the ones who jump directly into published sales. I won't say that's universal -- in fact, I can imagine worse-case
scenarios to counter this quite easily -- but I think it's true nonetheless.
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.