Just caught this via NPR today:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2014/03/yes-book-editors-edit.html
In particular, I liked this:
“Neither do cops serve and protect,” Michael Signorelli, a senior editor at Holt, said. “Nor do politicians prioritize the public. Nor do doctors remember to remove gauzes before suturing. Nor do mechanics bill honestly. Nor do housekeepers clean behind the picture frames. No one thinks anyone does their job. It’s the prevailing and instinctual accusation of anyone who feels, within a particular context, powerless.”
because it seems we hear this a lot about publishers - not just "they don't edit", but "they don't market", "they don't publicize", "they don't [anything the author feels shorted on]".
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2014/03/yes-book-editors-edit.html
In particular, I liked this:
“Neither do cops serve and protect,” Michael Signorelli, a senior editor at Holt, said. “Nor do politicians prioritize the public. Nor do doctors remember to remove gauzes before suturing. Nor do mechanics bill honestly. Nor do housekeepers clean behind the picture frames. No one thinks anyone does their job. It’s the prevailing and instinctual accusation of anyone who feels, within a particular context, powerless.”
because it seems we hear this a lot about publishers - not just "they don't edit", but "they don't market", "they don't publicize", "they don't [anything the author feels shorted on]".