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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
The same can be said about unedited books: The assumption that no author can edit their own book and create a good product is simply ludicrous (not to mention the unspoken corollary that every pro editor will produce silk from a sow's ear). Every touch of an editor removes a bit of an author's voice, and substitutes the editor's own. Editors homogenize... not usually a positive when considering creativity.
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A good editor helps a writer say things more clearly and fluidly without changing the writer's voice. That's why editing requires communication (and why time is needed to edit well).
There are plenty of bad editors, just as there are plenty of bad writers.
Any writer who thinks that he can edit himself is a fool. Even editors know that they can't edit themselves, lol.