Dwight H. Merriam, FAICP, Planning Reform in the New Century

Joanne, the wordsmith’s gemologist, knows best how to polish the rough cut to bring out its innate brilliance ... something she seems to do so gently that we as writers barely sense the rubbing that makes our work better ... Really good copyeditors respect the writer and the writer’s work; they add value by helping the author see better ways to express themselves. Joanne is great to work with (oops, sorry Joanne, can’t figure out how to do this without a preposition at the end ...).