Improving Your Editing Efficiency: Software Skills, Soft Skills, and Survival Skills
http://www.stc.org/ConfProceed/2005/PDFs/0075.pdf

Hart, Geoffrey J.S.
STC Proceedings
2005

Abstract:

Editing efficiently involves a mix of software skills, soft (human) skills, and strategies for surviving chaos. Although software skills are certainly important--we never have as much time as we need, and computers really can help--we must still nurture author-editor relationships. Knowing the strategies battle-scarred editors have developed over the years can save you from duplicating those scars. In this paper, I'll discuss the software skills you'll need to work efficiently, how to cope with the human factors involved in editing, and some strategies for managing the often-chaotic editorial life.