There’s an interesting account (published in the NY Times) that Harper Lee’s editor Tay Hohoff actually extensively rewrote her original draft and basically is more responsible for the actual narrative arc than Harper Lee herself.
In any case, maybe John Kennedy Toole is a better example.
Hey, it worked for Harper Lee, didn’t it?
There’s an interesting account (published in the NY Times) that Harper Lee’s editor Tay Hohoff actually extensively rewrote her original draft and basically is more responsible for the actual narrative arc than Harper Lee herself.
In any case, maybe John Kennedy Toole is a better example.