I am so grateful to Cathy for editing a book and an academic article for me. She is so efficient and thorough, it’s startling! When you think you’ve covered everything, Cathy reads the manuscript closely and attentively and picks up those details you have missed that require correction. Yet she remains respectful of the document, so you feel supported and helped. That’s a rare skill.
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Finding myself whistling various Rodgers and Hammerstein show tunes as I work. I wonder why that might be, @sarahinthepark? DocEditor@thedoceditorNov 29
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