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Kandy Hopkins | Copy Editor & Proofreader | Health Care, Medical, & Legal

~ Freelance copy editing consultant specializing in health care, medical, & legal news and trade publications for nonprofits. | AMA, APA, AP, Bluebook, & Chicago styles.

Kandy Hopkins | Copy Editor & Proofreader | Health Care, Medical, & Legal

Category Archives: Copy Editing

10 Words to Stop Misspelling

23 July 2012

The Oatmeal kindly created a comic about “Ten Words You Need to Stop Misspelling.” You need to read it. Or, …

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Two Ironic Four Words

13 July 2012

You really have to feel for the newscaster, going along with her story with no idea its impact was ruined …

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‘Why Copy Editors Matter,’ the scholarly argument

26 June 2012

“Why Copy Editors Matter”¹ by the Journal of Scholarly Publishing‘s Sylvia Hunter is another fantastic argument about why you need …

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You Need Me (or Someone Like Me)

12 June 2012

OK. I admit it—I’m biased. I think everyone (including myself) should have a copy editor to double check everything. A …

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Kandy Hopkins is a Chicago-based freelance copy editor and proofreader specializing in health care, medical, and legal publications for news sites and nonprofit organizations. See her Services Sheet to see what she can do for you, or just email her at kandy@wordgeekco.com.

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ACES: The Society for Editing
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Society of Professional Journalists / Chicago Headline Club
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