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Originally Posted by fjtorres
In the "golden age" of yore, the legendary editors worked *with* the writers to help them hone their craft, refine their voice . . .
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Being contrary by nature, your post reminded me of a counter-example, summarized in the second half of this book review:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/bo...pagewanted=all
By the way, the reason I know about this review is that
Sam Tanenhaus listed it among his favorites.
I suspect that most outstanding writers need an excellent editor -- and that it has never been easy to find one.