editor evolution – part two

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  After reading Clarkson Potter’s book, I applied for every publishing position I saw in the paper. We lived in Southern California at the time. There wasn’t exactly a plethora of publishers.  And they all wanted college grads.  I applied …

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the elements of style

  When I took my first editing job, my boss sat me down and gave me a short list of books to invest in. This was the first book on my list, and has been a permanent resident on my …

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