Finding That Free Lunch (Apr 7th 2009)
For creators, these are excellent possibilities. But there's a saying at magazines, upon getting a submission from a 'big name' author. "It appears I didn't want that author after all, I wanted their editor." Yet how many editors can show up at a signing event and sell autographs? Heck, anyone even know the name of Steven King's editor?
Editor's don't own their works. Editor's don't profit directly from a bestseller. They don't get residuals or royalties. They don't get money from options for the screenplay. Editors often don't get a byline. So how do you pay people to ensure that good writing, spewing mightily from the natural savant's pen, is made great?