A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
Irwin ShawWriting is like a contact sport, like football. Why do kids play football? They can get hurt on any play, can't they? Yet they can't wait until Saturday comes around so they can play on the high school team, or the college team, and get smashed around. Writing is like that. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it!
Irwin ShawCuriously, the United States is full of writers who have one big work in their life and that's all.
Irwin Shaw