Yea! Carver and Lish are especially interesting. Most editorial relationships aren't this drastic, but this is an interesting case. I think Carver was the real deal but Lish helped pushed the writing up past the last hurdle of brilliance.
The answer is Gordon Lish. He was Carver's editor. Of course Carver was a very good writer on his own, but Lish made the stories sing and helped Carver find his voice.
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Yea! Carver and Lish are especially interesting. Most editorial relationships aren't this drastic, but this is an interesting case. I think Carver was the real deal but Lish helped pushed the writing up past the last hurdle of brilliance.