tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post8027039479473257014..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Resnick on The Secret AuthorLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-29130888145921190122009-03-17T18:01:00.000-04:002009-03-17T18:01:00.000-04:00The George Lucas Syndrome = gold! Seriously, could...The George Lucas Syndrome = gold! Seriously, could the <I>Star Wars</I> prequels have stunk any worse?Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-91974021077438303862009-03-17T11:03:00.000-04:002009-03-17T11:03:00.000-04:00We can diagnose this. Let's call it, "The George L...We can diagnose this. Let's call it, "The George Lucas Syndrome." Someone who exhibits great creativity, but whose success makes them too arrogant to even edit their own thoughts, let alone submit themselves to someone else's editing.<BR/><BR/>ok. . . so probably most editor-proof writers will never match exhibit A, but. . . I think it's funny. Sad, but funny.ollwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235752166509157510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-7722919676396161012009-03-06T17:37:00.000-05:002009-03-06T17:37:00.000-05:00Resnick restrains himself to first names, but exac...Resnick restrains himself to first names, but exact identities are still pretty clear. To be fair, I wouldn't say that any of the authors are terrible writers -- just that no one will edit them. Which is exactly his point.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-6821024748581261472009-03-06T16:43:00.000-05:002009-03-06T16:43:00.000-05:00Boy, I could venture a guess at a few names here, ...Boy, I could venture a guess at a few names here, . . . but I won't.<BR/><BR/>Jessica @ <A HREF="http://thebluestockings.com/" REL="nofollow">The Bluestocking Society</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com