Most writers adore their editors, and I'm no exception.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There are many more want-to-be writers out there than good editors.
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.
I adore the company of other writers because they are so often lively minds and, frequently, blazingly funny. And of course, we get each other in a unique way.
Writers are just like other people, except slightly more obsessed.
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.
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.
A very good editor is almost a collaborator.
There are probably many, many people who are better writers than me.
I enjoy being influenced by other writers.
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.