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Originally Posted by Richard Herley
Editing is vital. Writers vary greatly in their need for it. Some need major restructuring of their work or have at best an imperfect grasp of grammar and usage, while others need only a light touch. Editing is a skilled and expensive process and I would suggest that sometimes the editor can be almost as important as the author.
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Richard, I would wish more authors and publishers understood this. It is increasingly difficult for good, professional editors to earn a living because it is difficult to compete against the quarterly profit mentality. I even had one publisher (no longer in business) tell me that no one cares about editing and it isn't visible, so why pay more than $1 a page?