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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mearls" data-source="post: 1470788" data-attributes="member: 697">I don't think I'd ever go public with any changes that the Paizo editors made to my articles, even if people on EN World were burning me in effigy. It comes down to simple professionalism. Paizo has done right by me. I get a steady stream of good paying work, excellent exposure, and I adore seeing my name in Dragon's pages. Anything I've written is the product of a team effort.If I'm unhappy with the changes someone makes to my work, I stop working with them. It's that simple. And it should be noted that, if I have any say in it, I'll be working with Dragon and Dungeon for as long as they'll let me. They're my second favorite bunch of people to work with (after Monte and Sue of course.)I have one thing to say about writers who complain about editors who change their work.I would LOVE to see a writer come on this discussion board and publicly point out all the boners, gaffes, nonsensical sentences, and other mistakes that his editors have fixed. Until a writer does that, I don't have much patience for people who have to deflect any criticisms of their work on to an editor's head.Editors are the most under-recognized people in this business. A good editor spells the difference between an OK and a great book, but you never see anyone say anything like "Oh, Michelle Lyons edited this, I so have to buy it." The critical role an editor plays is one of those things that you don't notice until you work in the biz.</blockquote>

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