I've resisted writing a "let's look back/let's look ahead" editorial for the last few Decembers; they've always seemed a bit of a cliche. However, a very official-looking letter arrived by raven the other day (owls having priced themselves out of the market since the advent of Harry Potter) from The Exalted High Council of Editors, informing me that my squeamishness on this count had put me in violation of Section 17, Paragraph 12, Clause 2 of the Magazine Editor's Code of Standard Practices. Continued violation of the code, the letter informed me, would result in the nullification of my license to practice editing, eviction from my ivory tower, and confiscation of my red pen. I would also no longer be eligible for free lunches at trade shows.
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