Most of the good people of my generation... had offers to become editors, but the thought of going inside was just absolutely horrifying.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There are many more want-to-be writers out there than good editors.
There was a part of me that always wanted to be an editor.
I have great editors, and I always have. Somehow, great editors ask the right questions or pose things to you that get you to write better. It's a dance between you, your characters, and your editor.
One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exception - at least some of the time, incompetent or crazy.
Most editors are just worried about their jobs. They're overwhelmed. They're underpaid. They do the best they can.
In my experience, with very few exceptions - I am, as it happens, one of the exceptions - the one thing that most editors don't want to do is edit. It's not nearly as conducive to a successful career as having lunch out with important agents or going to meetings where you get noticed.
An Editor becomes kind of your mother. You expect love and encouragement from an Editor.
In a world where everyone is a publisher, no one is an editor. And that is the danger that we face today.
Most writers adore their editors, and I'm no exception.
With an audience it's now, there are no editors around. It's just me and the audience and it's what I like best.