geoviki | Jul. 21st, 2005

My betas are better than JKR's...

The site, therefore, of Fudge stepping out of the fire once more, looking disheveled and fretful and sternly surprised that the Prime Minister did not know exactly why he was there, was about the worst thing that had happened in the course of this extremely gloomy week. (pg. 10, U.S. edition)

Actually, I think the enormous amount of give-and-take we go through, either specific to our own fics or in general, gives us a clear advantage in our writing. After reading parts 1 & 2 of JKR's interview, I think she's too isolated when she writes. For example, there's a fascinating discussion about the ethical and moral perspective of the twins' behaviour on AJ Hall's LJ, here. I think JKR probably has never though that deeply about the topic, honestly.

An aside: If it's 86/30 degrees in this room and 93/34 degrees outside, is it worth opening the window? Still, I'm (barely) cooler than