I have *no* idea why this should be...there's no reason why the
writers can't contact me, unless Dell is telling them not to, and if that
is true someone at Dell is going to be tarred and feathered. As Tim can
confirm, if someone writing the B5 DC comic had a question, they just
sent me an email, and if I could confirm it, I would.

Regarding Jeanne's specific story...when the spec outline came
in, I went over it with a fine-toothed comb and made notations on certain
elements to bring it into line with canon. The script she will be
receiving will answer about 95% of the questions in this regard. It has
nothing to do with kindness; when Stephen Smith needed to finish the new
card set from Fleer, I made sure he read the final 5 scripts so he'd know
what to include/exclude.

With Dell, after I approve the outlines, I rarely hear from the
writers until the first draft comes in, and then I have to go over it
with little time and try and correct it. It'd be better if they checked
in with me during the process but I assumed they wanted to get it out
first, then correct what needed correcting. If they're not being allowed
to ask me questions, if somebody there is putting him- or herself in the
way for reasons of controlling information or preserving authority,
somebody's going to be in *serious* dutch.

I will check on this on Monday.

jms