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My article "I'm On Twitter: Now What Do I Use It For?" is in the current issue of the AMWA Journal (volume 25, issue 2). AMW...

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I'm always being asked how to get into copyediting by people who are in related fields such as teaching. Please note that having been an...

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I work with a lot of ESL (English as a second language) authors, physicians from outside the United States who have written articles that th...

I know an English major looking for a spring 2010 internship with a freelance copyeditor. She hopes to eventually go freelance full time. If...

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I have the nicest clients! One of my ESL (English as a second language) clients from China just sent me a PDF of his article , which I edite...

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I interrupt the usual topic here—editing—to bring you this good news: Despite this horrid economy, my 26-year-old daughter, Rebecca (aka Bec...