What Does it Actually Mean to "Edit" an Anthology?

Today is release day for my anthology Speculative Story Bites , and I'm fully aware that most of the people in my life have no idea what I actually do as an editor and publisher. My colleague and friend Rhonda Parrish also wrote a great blog on this topic, answering the question, “So like, you just fix all the typos and then you get to have your name on the cover?”

The short answer: no, that's not what an anthology editor does at all.

First of all, this particular anthology is a bit of an oddbal...