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About Betsy Judkins & MWE

photo of Betsy Judkins, copyeditor and proofreader, owner of MWE
  • Proofreader for Arc Manor
  • Former Kirkus Reviews copyeditor 11+ years
  • Kirkus Reviews book reviewer 21+ years
  • AP style
  • Chicago Manual of Style
  • Former classroom teacher, EdM
  • The College of William and Mary, BA, EdM

My name is Betsy Judkins, and I copyedit, proofread, and write from my home in the Maine woods or wherever I happen to be adventuring with my family. I am a children's book reviewer for Kirkus Reviews and was their copyeditor for 11+ years, so I have years of experience both evaluating writing and giving feedback.I am a former classroom teacher, so your edits will include grammar and writing tips/lessons as well as mnemonic devices for remembering spellings and which troublesome word to use when (accept/except, lie/lay, rein, rain, reign).

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The Adventure Van

Betsy editing on her laptop in a hammock near a river

Editing on the road

Betsy editing on her laptop on a picnic table; a cooking stove and pot are in the foreground
Betsy's Adventure Van, a minivan equipped with a canoe, kayak, ski box, and three mountain bikes
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