So You Want To Be An Editor

"The trick in editing lies in willingness to raise obvious, simple-minded questions."

It occurs to me that my simple mind should have brought me to even more rarified heights of editing. Obviously, there must be more to the job, and for that I turn to John McIntyre of the Baltimore Sun. "Click here"

For those who wonder how I wound up in the job, despite my frequent inability to spot either the obvious or the poorly hung participle, I can only surmise that I was 'volunteered' to get me out of the ranks of lazy reporters.