I'm actually surprised to hear someone say that hiring an editor at all is a bad idea, as I'd assumed that all major authors have editors, so why would an editor for any other author be a horrible idea?
I've just started my freelance editing services (link in my sig if you're curious!) and I do it because I honestly enjoy helping people firm up their writing. So far I've helped people who simply need help with "clunkiness" and people who admit English wasn't their first language. The response I've gotten from my critique has been 100% positive so far.
I think what bothers me the most, though, is that like someone else mentioned, there are some really bad editors out there. I've seen samples of work that have already been through a paid editor and the amount of simple errors there are inexcusable.
I've just started my freelance editing services (link in my sig if you're curious!) and I do it because I honestly enjoy helping people firm up their writing. So far I've helped people who simply need help with "clunkiness" and people who admit English wasn't their first language. The response I've gotten from my critique has been 100% positive so far.
I think what bothers me the most, though, is that like someone else mentioned, there are some really bad editors out there. I've seen samples of work that have already been through a paid editor and the amount of simple errors there are inexcusable.