Writers and editors: the eternal dance

Every writer can benefit from having additional eyeballs checking over his/her work prior to publication, but that doesn’t mean that relationships between writers and editors always go smoothly. Globe & Mail columnist Russell Smith opines on the issue at www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/russell-smith/what-real-editors-really-do-and-why-writers-should-avoid-freelancers/article1900721/

… and then gets lambasted by a bunch of editors, freelance and otherwise, in the comments section. Presumably he saw that coming.