The job or an editor is disturbingly complex. Part proofreader, part lawyer, part marketing expert – but still an artist in their own right.
An editor keeps the story on track, points out the bits that don’t make sense, and asks intelligent questions that makes your content better -and makes you a better writer – even though you secretly hate the extra work.
An editor makes you more productive and able-minded by filtering out the crap and reshaping the weird into stuff that you can handle.
My editor has gone on holiday. And I’m making mistakes.