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Tancred · 01-22-2003, 04:42 PM

I think it's deadlines that are the problem here. She's got a whole barrel of good ideas, but she has no time for editing or proofreading; all she can do is arrange the ideas as best as she can. 'Goblet' could have easily been trimmed down to the size of 'Prisoner' (A few friends of mine did, literally) but it took them ages to rework the story's pace - and so JKR would have needed to do a massive rewrite.

01-22-2003, 04:42 PM	#5
Tancred White Dragon Join Date: April 1, 2001 Location: UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,893	I think it's deadlines that are the problem here. She's got a whole barrel of good ideas, but she has no time for editing or proofreading; all she can do is arrange the ideas as best as she can. 'Goblet' could have easily been trimmed down to the size of 'Prisoner' (A few friends of mine did, literally) but it took them ages to rework the story's pace - and so JKR would have needed to do a massive rewrite. __________________ \"HELP! I\'ve superglued myself to a flaming bowling ball!\"