There are, at times, confused ideas about what an editor does. Since I am an editor, I would like to offer a post that clarifies my role. It is always my job to serve you as my client and to help you put out the best book possible. That is the way I see my role, and it is always my goal.

As we saw from the comments last week, editors have many tasks. As do copyeditors and proofreaders, but for the next few blogs, we’re focusing on editors. I’ve been an editor for over 35 years, both in-house and freelance. And I’ve worked with all categories of books except Children’s books …

Source: What An Editor Does -Phase 1 – The Steve Laube Agency