Not really an author, but I do some writing, and good writing is, in my experience _hard_. Obviously, just like software development, its kind of all-or-nothing

Not really an author, but I do some writing, and good writing is, in my experience _hard_. Obviously, just like software development, its kind of all-or-nothing, either you finish the it and get it in front of people (and then maybe make some money/fame of it), or you fail to finish the project that you have now sunk a ton of time into. Just like software, you can quickly finish something, but then it will likely not be quality, and won't receive the attention you maybe think it deserves. All of this to say I think authors probably get a lot of support and assistance and thats why dedications happen.