I tried to read a piece of hers yesterday, and I have to admit, I gave up when she both successfully used a semicolon and yet committed run on fail in the same sentence. It was...wow.

However, I did learn from others though a related conversation that a man who has extra organs so as to carry a child has a "duderus". So you know, one to grow on.

Man, I wouldn't even TRY to mess with Brit hospitals beyond, "they went to hospital and saw Mister X, who proscribed paracetamol and some steri strips." It's frustrating, because the drug names are often different. I guess I could get it brit picked, but I find that the brits don't know the names of our versions any more than we know theirs. LOL IGNORANCE IS BLISS AND MISDIAGNOSIS.

In all fairness, some of the things she says are true. Research is good. Disclaimers I don't care about. But a beta reader is a good idea (does she mention that? I fell asleep.), but the break down of "different kinds of fans/writers" and her use of the word "noob" really pissed me off. You know who gets to use noob in fandom? Arthur C Clarke. Warren Ellis. MAYBE. Harlan Ellison. MACE WINDU. JOSS WHEDON. MAYBE.

CARRIE FISHER CAN USE NOOB ALL SHE LIKES.