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crystalwizard
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  		   Posted 5/4/2008 12:39 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
:) Thanks, Jordan. Miko really did a fantastic job on that cover.

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J.F. Keeping
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  		   Posted 5/4/2008 1:23 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Yes, I have to agree the cover is great.  Very dynamic.  You don't see many close-in shots like that in this kind of art.
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  		   Posted 5/4/2008 5:55 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Very nice cover.  I really like the bleak background.  It fits perfectly with the struggle in the foreground, and what looks to be the start of a killing blow.  :-)
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  		   Posted 5/19/2008 11:13 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.

I put in about 60 hours this past week doing copy edits on this . . .

Why did it take so long? Because it's SOSOSOSOSO amazingly excellent! Seriously. I'd been over much of the content before and was familiar with much of it. Despite that, I was wonderfully enchanted and enthralled with everything in there. It is such a rich tapestry of diverse stories. From pirates to gladiators to duelists . . . phenomenal story telling throughout. I feel like I spent the weekend running around the globe - from the sea to the desert and beyond. I can still taste the salt, smell the brine, and hear the echoes of fell chants, screams of swords, blasts of a couple blunderbusses, and the distinct hiss of arrows driving through to carve history into the Victors' names . . . and vice versa turn  

It is manifestly obvious to me why this extra issue HAD to be released.

Now . . . back to my own writing for a couple days . . . humbled by never daunted, and most definitely inspired! 

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  		   Posted 5/19/2008 11:19 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Cool! Thank you David, for all your hard work on ensuring FS delivers an excellent product!

For any one who's never been there, 60 hours at anything is phenomenal dedication - at copy editing is simply stunning! A standing ovation for Mr. Pitchford is long overdue.

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  		   Posted 5/19/2008 1:10 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I'll second that ovation! I can easily say that Mr. Pitchford's talents and insights were invaluable to me. *bows*

And I also would like to say that I'm extremely proud to be a part of this issue. From what I've read so far it not only lives up to the hype, it exceeds my expectations.
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  		   Posted 5/19/2008 2:08 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
von Darkmoor said...
Cool! Thank you David, for all your hard work on ensuring FS delivers an excellent product!

For any one who's never been there, 60 hours at anything is phenomenal dedication - at copy editing is simply stunning! A standing ovation for Mr. Pitchford is long overdue.


Yep. I echo Jason's comments. I'm extremely grateful, David, for all your work and effort. I really appreciate it and count on your skills to make sure what we put in print is the best it can be. Thank you for agreeing to be part of our team.
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  		   Posted 5/20/2008 9:14 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Thanks, folks.
Jared, I very much enjoyed working with you. Wonderful storytelling!
Jason & CW, pleasure working with you.
I was meaning to brag on the mag, not on the man . . . but thanks for the kudos 8-)

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  		   Posted 5/21/2008 6:42 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Good on you David, I know how tedious, yet how vital, that job is; good to know FS has someone reliable doing it.

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