The Old Editor Says

Many beginning writers and editors benefited from a crusty old editor's brisk maxims about the craft.

If you want to be reminded of those days, look inside.

If you want to learn those brisk maxims, many of them are collected here.

And if you aspire to become a crusty old editor, this is the handbook.

About the Author: John McIntyre is the night content production manager at The Baltimore Sun and author of the blog You Don't Say at Baltimoresun.com. A former president of the American Copy Editors Society, he teaches editing at Loyola University Maryland.