Make the words work.
Writing, editing, proofreading and translation for material that needs to be clear, accurate and ready to publish.
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CLEAR COPY CLINIC
Words, media and digital projects — done properly.
Clear Copy Clinic helps people and organisations turn ideas, information and expertise into things people can read, use and publish with confidence.
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What we do
Bring us a clear brief or a difficult, half-formed problem. CCC combines editorial care with practical production and digital know-how.
Deadline gone wrong?
Fast editorial help for copy that needs to be checked, fixed, rewritten, proofread or translated quickly.
Get urgent helpBecome your own better editor.
Practical writing and editing coaching for writers, students, journalists and people who want to communicate more clearly.
Explore coachingTurn the archive into a publication.
Bring family history, genealogy, photographs, documents and memories together in an edited, designed and publishable book or publication.
Discuss your family historyGive pupils a platform.
Audio, broadcasting, podcasts and school media projects, with setup, training, editorial formats and ongoing support.
Build a media projectGet it online. Keep it working.
Straightforward, attractive websites, including operation and maintenance for clients who do not want to manage them themselves.
Talk web projectsProjects & pilots
Useful ideas, tested in the real world.
CCC tests practical ways to combine human expertise with useful technology. These tools support better editorial work; they are not the whole studio.
Afrikaans Preflight
A practical preflight tool for catching common mechanical problems in Afrikaans Word documents before the human edit begins.
Open Afrikaans PreflightHeadline Clinic
A focused editorial tool for testing and improving headlines. More practical projects and pilots will take shape here as they become useful.
Open Headline ClinicRecent work / proof
What we work on
Different formats, same care with clarity, usefulness and publication readiness.
01Editorial and proofreading work
02Translation workflows
03Long-form publication
04Web projects
05Editorial tools
How we work
Human judgment stays central.
Technology can help with checking, comparison, repetitive cleanup and research. People still make the decisions that depend on meaning, context, accuracy, voice and judgment.
An open invitation
Have something unusual in mind?
Not every useful project fits neatly into a service box. Tell us what you are trying to make, fix or publish.
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