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?