- Communication
The ability to communicate is a great skill which is often underappreciated by many people. Editors have to maintain excellent language skills to ensure that the information is not misinterpreted or misunderstood by the readers, but they must also ensure that they do not alienate the writers.
- Organization
The ability to keep things organized can be extremely challenging especially when working with deadlines, large groups of people, and real life.
- Observation
Editing is more than reading and finding errors in documents. A good editor must be able to observe a piece of writing from all perspectives.
