Grrr Post

As a quick follow-up to my post What Are Editors Good For?, I shall quote a tiny portion of an email sent to me by an unnamed editor who apparently took offence at my rant.  Please note that the quote has been edited to ensure anonymity, as well fixing some grammatical errors (irony!)

Having never participated in the professional book industry, of course you would have no idea how vital editors are!  Editors shepherd great authors from obscurity to press, ensuring the real publishing industry...