Soul-searching for editors, 1910

February 14, 2023

Soul-searching for editors, 1910

"An editor's soul will usually disappear long before it leaves the body." — Frank Moore Colby, in his book "Constrained Attitudes" (1910).

Colby was a writer and college professor, not to mention an editor.

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Tags: 1910, Constrained Attitudes, editor, Frank Moore Colby, soul, writer professor

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When editors were gods

...or thought so, anyway. The geniuses, egomaniacs, do-gooders, and scoundrels behind America's great magazines. Plus apt quotes and assorted magazine lore. * Greg Daugherty, editor

February 14, 2023