#WritersCoffeeClub 9/23 How self-reliant are you as a writer?

No book arrives in a vacuum, and all really great books have a full supporting cast. I am no exception, and I fully acknowledge that my work is built on the work of others. These include but are not limited to:

- My alpha reader
- My beta readers
- My editor/copywriter
- My cover illustrator
- All those 19th century German folklorists who wrote down and published the tales I am translating
- All the people who did data input for #OpenStreetMap , Google Maps, and Arcanum Maps
- All those who contributed to #Wikipedia and all other sites I used to research the regional history and culture
- Michal Hoftich for maintaining the tex4html package for #TeXLaTeX

and many others. I am building on their work, just as I hope that others will build on my work in return.