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Wow, I came into this thread not knowing anything about you or your work, but you've successfully convinced me to never buy any of your books.
I know editing can be a pain, but grammar and punctuation matter. It's funny you noted Cormac McCarthy because he's a great example of how a good story gets muddled by a lack of following the rules. I think McCarthy is a good writer in essence, but his determination to not use basic punctuation adds nothing to the story and just comes off being arrogant and pretentious.
I'm sure your novel is fine having had the benefit of editing, but your attitude of "grammar comes second" is sure to rub people the wrong way. We're all readers here and therefore have a love of the language. Sometimes writers can step out of the rules of grammar and punctuation, but one of the earliest lessons I learned about writing is that you "learn to work within the established rules before you can break them."
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