Which editor? I can't think of one editor I worked with as an editor. The various companies did have editors but we always acted as our own editor, so the question has no answer.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I know that many authors say editors don't edit anymore, but that's not been true in my experience.
An editor is an accomplice, looking in from the outside. That objective view is essential. We don't write in a vacuum, and we don't publish in a vacuum.
Being an editor doesn't make you a better writer - or vice versa. The worst thing any editor can do is be in competition with his writer.
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.
Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire.
There was a part of me that always wanted to be an editor.
We were working on 'Senna' for a long time before we were fully financed, so we didn't actually have an editor for a while.
Most writers adore their editors, and I'm no exception.
I have been blessed to have the same editor and work for a great publishing house.
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.