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Kaytlyn is a freelance copywriter. She graduated from Rowan University with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Master's degree in Writing. Outside of freelance writing, she is a full-time editor at an association management firm where she edits nursing journals, textbooks, newsletters, and other special projects

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