We write a development letter that incorporates the wisdom of the editor enlightened by reviewers’ suggestions so that the author has a clear and unambiguous message on how to improve the submission. Doing so is particularly helpful; different reviewers approach papers from their various vantage points and what one reviewer values another may devalue. Also, some reviewers lack the skills to use constructive wording when addressing a colleague. It is the editor’s task to make sense of these different viewpoints and to place them into a constructively written development letter.