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Originally Posted by ereadingdotcom
I would agree with that sentiment.
I have been guilty of not employing as much patience as I should; I have also dealt with major writers who are just nearly psychotic in their behavior. Really.
Amateurs I don't understand. My writing mentor, whom I was fortunate enough to meet when I was 13, has gone on to be one of the most respected names in fantasy. However, he coached humbleness into me when it comes to my own writing. If I argue with an editor, it usually winds up being over something dumb that really annoys me, like the choice of a particular word.
But, my good friend and occasional collaborator, best-selling author Ed Gorman, taught me the true value of picking your battles. I wish I'd listened to him earlier than I ultimately did.
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I'd guess that that type of problem will continue to exist for as long as writer's are human beings. It's probably part of the nature of the creative process. I mean a lot of books on writing that I've read suggest a cooling off period before doing any editing because the writer is too close to the work to see any flaws. I imagine some of that closeness lingers even after a given work has been sent out. An author invests a lot of themselves in a writing project and it has to be hard to hear that something isn't perfect (in the editor's eyes). I can see the editor' point though. They have to make sure that a book earns money for the publisher rather than losing it. It must be a fairly stressful job.