Tam Putnam, who is now the editor of a biannual guide to SF that's produced by 7x7 magazine, got her great advice from the managing editor at Working Mother, where Tam worked in the 80's. "She told me you have to ask for what you want. Prove yourself, and then ask for that better job. No one's going to give it to you as a present."

To brush up on your skills, take Copyediting 101

-Taffy Brodesser-Akner