But listening to the programme, it seems that some 'editors' are more counsellors than anything else - filling up hot water bottles and offering advice on schooling for off-spring. That didn't convince me they were improving the quality of a writer's output.
Also, when it was mentioned that Jenny Uglow was A. S. Byatt's editor, it made me think that maybe the editor is the reason why I can't get on with Byatt.
And finally, most of the books in the shops aren't much good, even though they have been editored (just like most self-published stuff that hasn't).
