Editor

So you want to be an… "A person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility for the editorial part of a publishing firm or of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication."

Being an editor is a challenging but rewarding career choice, and can provide you with many opportunities and rewards in your life. There are many different types of editors for several different publication fields—magazines, newspapers, and books. Editors rewrite and review the authors’ work to make it more articulate or informative to the common reader. They need to make sure that everything is understandable to the reader and the appropriate wording for the particular type of publication.For example, an author might write a 5-page story, when there is only room for 4 pages.It is the job of the editor to cut out parts of the story that are not entirely necessary and scale the story down to 4 pages long. Ultimately, the editor must make the publication appeal to the public in hopes of making a sale.


 * Type of Editor || What they do ||
 * Managing Editor || Work on quality, content and budget of journals, newspapers, book ||
 * Copy Editor || Corrects grammar, spelling, improves the clarity of manuscripts ||
 * Acquisitions Editor || Works with the authors they are interested in publishing ||
 * Sponsoring Editor || Signs off on details such as jacket design and copyediting.“Author’s advocate.” ||

 However, there are two sides to every story and certainly there are pros ... ...and cons to being an editor. Pros  Cons

 You get to travel to do what you love. Sometimes you have to travel, which can be bad in terms of taking red eye flights, attending business meetings, and working on the plane. You are cultured and informed on current events. You have to spend a lot of time in the office. You may work for popular publications and magazines, and enjoy employee benefits such as free products. Deadlines have to be met, and this can involve working overtime. The pride after one of the books you have edited becomes a bestseller!! You might have to read some bad books before you find a good one to work on that you know for sure will be a hit. Meet famous authors/writers. Must be very informed on current events-always able to come up with story ideas and be able to talk/write about what is happening right now in the world. Get to work with technology and computers. This may be a pro or a con, depending on your experience withh technology.

Glossary of terms​

 To be an editor, you have to be patient and a leader to others on your team. You have to be driven and open to new ideas. You have to be dedicated to your work and your job, and always be willing to work late to meet deadlines. The starting salary for a book editor is $53,000, while the average salary for film and video editors is $48,000. In addition to this, you need to have a Bachelor's degree in English or journalism and be enthusiastic about the job, or else you won't succeed. Editors also need to be able to anticipate trends in society, for example, publish articles about things that are on the rise and will keep people coming back for more cutting-edge news. In 2006, about 122,000 jobs belonged to editors. 
 * Air || White space on a page ||
 * Back matter || End notes, glossary, index, bibliography ||
 * Copyright || Legal protection of the author’s own work ||
 * Face || Style of type ||
 * Hard Copy || Text that appears on paper ||
 * Line Editing || Editing for flow and clarity ||
 * Query || An editors question ||
 * Proofread || Punctuation, usage, and spelling errors are fixed ||
 * House Style || A publisher’s editorial style preferences ||
 * Plate || Illustrations page ||
 * N || Number ||
 * MS || Manuscript ||
 * PE || Printer’s error ||
 * TK || To come ||
 * T of C || Table of Contents ||

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Stephanie is an eighth grader at Rye Middle School. She lives in Rye and her favorite sports are soccer and she is a level 9 gymnast. She has two brothers and hopes to someday become a writer, editor, or book reviewer for the New York Times. **
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