Bio



Learn about Laurel Shane.

I am a freelance copywriter and copy editor who specializes in creating clear, concise, compelling content that will interest and inform readers.

My media experience includes The Onion, Ulysses Press, and Hearst Media Services. I have been creating readable, likable, shareable online content since 2011.



I hold a BA in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a certificate from the Specialized Program in Professional Writing at UC Berkeley Extension.

I live in San Francisco.



3 Surprising Places You Don’t Need a Comma
Get excited: This is the long-awaited follow-up to my post explaining the five surprising places you need a comma. Just
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How should you write a.m. and p.m.?
Bidding’s still going on eBay for this festive clock. Being a night owl, I rarely go to bed before 1:00
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Presidents Day? President’s Day? Presidents’ Day? How Do You Spell the Upcoming Holiday?
We’re all counting down to the upcoming three-day weekend, but many of us don’t know how to write the name
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