I know some authors and some agents. No editors. But the authors and agents tell me that it's rare for editors actually to do what we usually call "editing." It

I know some authors and some agents. No editors. But the authors and agents tell me that it's rare for editors actually to do what we usually call "editing." It's more about selection and promotion, a lot of the time. So I read this and was actually pleasantly surprised to see that an author got that kind of attention from a professional. An unpublished author would have gotten, most likely, a two-sentence rejection note.