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The things people don't realize is that there are two distinctly different types of editing.
Content - Checks for plot holes, weaknesses in story, voice, etc.
Copyediting - Grammar and Spellcheck.
Both are equally important. Lack of a good copyedit sticks out like a fork in your eye. Lack of content editing can stick out even more. Especially when your character changes sex, race, hair, eye, etc. . . and that's not even getting into your massive black hole of plot that you goofed on because the arc was in your head but not on page.
I went through Golden Hills about a half dozen times, ran Grammarian, Scrivener, and Word spelling and grammar check.
After reading it six times, I passed it off to three more associates to look over.
They all missed two homonyms on the first chapter and the fact that my protag's horse suddenly grew male genitalia.
In Beyond the Black, I swore up and down that it was a complete story. My editor found three dropped scenes, and even two scenes where all I wrote was "This is Lag's epic battle scene. 2,500 words."
I've seen a lot of people recently who only want a grammar/spellcheck and neglect the bones of the story.
I think they're equally important.
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