"[L]et's say that of the primary qualifications for entering this profession, you have the most important: a burning urge to be an editor. I consider it the most important qualification because, if you do achieve the position and lack that urge — that love of the work itself — there is no vocation which can be such absolute drudgery." — Ray Long, editor of Cosmopolitan, in an essay titled "A Letter to a Young Man With an Urge to Edit a Popular Magazine" (1927).
Post a comment
Comments are moderated, and will not appear until the author has approved them.
Your Information
(Name and email address are required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.)
Comments