Continuing what is apparently a heated series of blog posts on editors, I do feel the need to explain why I have such a deep passion for this subject. In short: Because an editor changes everything. They can inspire an author to keep going. Or can completely dash an author's dreams. I've had both happen to me with good and bad editors. Editors—if not properly coached—can get a power trip from editing. They get to call the shots. They can decide what happens to your stories. A
Weird title, I know. But there's a saying. It may be a saying by yours truly, but a saying nonetheless. "Anyone can be a writer. Not everyone can be an editor." And it's true. Painfully true. Because if you put in enough effort, you can learn writing craft. But editing takes far more than knowing basic grammar. You have to steer a story in the right direction—without making an author beyond upset. I, here, want to implement a key difference between editors who are helping an
