+1 to this. I realized this the first time with reading the "uncut" version of Steven King's The Stand. The original published version was one of my favorites,

+1 to this. I realized this the first time with reading the "uncut" version of Steven King's The Stand. The original published version was one of my favorites, so I figured that the extra-long version of the writer's original vision must be even better. Wrong. There were very good reasons why the book was edited the way it was. The moral is that even the best-selling, most celebrated of today's authors need the help of an editor to help shape things properly. Don't think you're any better.