What sort of editing do you do?

I am also an editor. I edit magazines and books. Yes, the job of an editor emcompasses a wide variety of jobs. Formating the text, whether of a magazine, newspaper or books, form part of the editor's job. The general appearance of the material, plus the textual arrangement come under the editor's work. Even the proper arrangement of ideas for better flow and better understanding is part of the things an editor is expected to do. Some times, some people just jumble up words and expect the editor to fix the whole thing. Even when copy typists mess up a document, they expect the editor to clear the mess. Proofreading has also become part of the editor's job, leaving proofreaders quite jobless

I love magazines since childhood. Later in life during college years, I found myself becoming a feature writer. Then later on I was tapped to edit our school journal. After some years I now edit a news magazine. Surprisingly, because of financial constraints, the company still trusts me in writing the news and in designing the overall layout of the magazine. Plus, I supply the photography needs. All of these stuff goes under my editorial guts that's simply as me.:)

I edit a national monthly. I'm new here, but judging from the number of responses, editors are relatively few on MyLot.com.