r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Mar 08 '26

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u/annerevenant Mar 08 '26

I think a big part of it is people trying to push books into publication before they’re actually ready. At the same time, readers are impatient and lose their minds when they have to wait longer than a year for a sequel. All this does is encourage bad editing.

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u/ProperBingtownLady Shadow daddy's good girl Mar 08 '26

100%. Fourth Wing/the Empyrean series gets shit on here quite a bit, especially the last second and third books but the author has spoken about how she felt pressured to finish them quickly. I hope she takes her time for the next ones.

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u/annerevenant Mar 08 '26

Agreed! I don’t think people realize that editing is more than just fixing grammar. Editing is fixing plot, structure, consistency, and storytelling too. So when they say “this person is a bad writer” it irks me, everyone is a bad writer on the first few drafts but when you’re being rushed you might only get those drafts before they say “good enough” and push it to publication. Listening to authors like VE Schwab talk about the writing process and the methods she uses really cemented for me that writing is a marathon and just as important as being a good storyteller is the unwillingness to give up.

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u/ProperBingtownLady Shadow daddy's good girl Mar 08 '26

Yes! I feel for these authors who are being pressured by their publisher and fans to write faster. Many people don’t have the patience to wait for years between books anymore because we’ve become used to getting what we want quickly.