Jill Franklin is an editorial professional with more than 17 years experience in technical and scientific publishing, both print and digital. As Executive Editor ofLinux Journal, she wrangles writers, develops content, manages projects, meets deadlines and makes sentences sparkle. She also was Managing Editor forTUX andEmbedded Linux Journal, and the bookLinux in the Workplace. Before entering the Linux and open-source realm, she was Managing Editor of several scientific and scholarly journals, includingVeterinary Pathology,The Journal of Mammalogy,Toxicologic Pathology andThe Journal of Scientific Exploration. In a previous life, she taught English literature and composition, managed a bookstore and tended bar. When she’s not bugging writers about deadlines or editing copy, she throws pots, gardens and reads.