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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
Writing is just very difficult. I'm an adequate performer. And I think I have a special talent as an editor. Editing is what I do best.
There are many more want-to-be writers out there than good editors.
Editing is simply the application of the common sense of any good reader. That's why, to be an editor, you have to be a reader. It's the number one qualification.
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.
In the world of book writing, an author really gets to have control over what he or she writes, which is why it is very satisfying. With the help of a great compatible editor, you really have something in the end you can call your own.
When you're editing, you want to be the perfect appreciator, not another writer.
I know that many authors say editors don't edit anymore, but that's not been true in my experience.
Editing requires you to be always open, always responding. It is very important, for example, not to allow yourself to want the writer to write a certain kind of book. Sometimes that's hard.
A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
No opposing quotes found.