Behind every award-winning author is a silent partner, an editor who polishes a rough diamond into a literary gem. “I have a great editor and anybody who Martha works with has a great editor,” Redhill added. When a writer hands over their manuscript, he says, “You’re certainly giving your editor something that you think is pretty close to being finished. But it’s still pretty damp and the wings are folded up.” It takes a good editor to “bring you from the place where you think you’re finished to where you’re actually finished. But a book editor doesn’t always offer just a sympathetic shoulder.

Source: thestar December 02, 2017 12:00 UTC