Hi! I’m Pat Joiner,
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I love language and playing with it to help authors polish their manuscripts and convey their message to their readers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Why Hire Me?<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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35 Years<\/h3><\/div>

Total experience as an editor and proofreader<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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28 Years<\/h3><\/div>

Experience at Mosby\/Elsevier, a health-science publisher, rising from the ranks of editor trainee to project specialist, then becoming a manager of editors<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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6+ Years<\/h3><\/div>

Experience of editing at UWorld, editing test bank questions for medicine, nursing, SAT\/ACT, AP, and pharmacy
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Master’s Degree<\/h3><\/div>

English and American Literature, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ACES & EFA<\/h3><\/div>

Member of ACES: The Society for Editing & Editorial Freelancers Association<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bachelor’s Degree<\/h3><\/div>

With honors in English Language and Literature and minors in Journalism and Creative Writing, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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