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How to work with URLs in your copy

One of the things I do when I'm copy editing bibliographies or reference lists is clean up the URLs. (In case you're not sure, the URL is...

As my career has progressed, I've had to field a lot of questions from people who aren't sure what a copy editor does. Do I write? Will I...

Q: What takes a lifetime to build, but can be lost with a single typo? A: Credibility. Credibility is the single most important asset you...

Long time no blog. I call my business Magic Wand Editing, but if I had my druthers, it wouldn't be a magic wand I called upon, it'd be a...

You have a document for copy edit. It's a long one. A report, a review, a proposal. You've worked hard on it. It's been reviewed and...

You ever read a sentence and, once you get to the end, you can't remember where you started? They can make you crazy as a reader, but for...

It's by far the biggest news this month in copy editing circles: The AP stylebook, bastion of contemporary usage and news-appropriate...

This blog is called “Beyond the Oxford Comma.” I call it that because I’m not going to waste time arguing one side or the other of this...

I talked in a previous post about how you deserve a copy editor who will make your work the best it can be. But a copy editor doesn't...

How many typos have you laughed at on Facebook? They're funny until they come from you or your company. If you're writing something down...

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