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‘Monty – the amazing adventures of Montague Richard Leverson’ by Tony Taylor (self-published book)
On Time Typing, Editing and Proofreading produced the following self-published book in early 2022 for Victorian-based author Tony Taylor: Copyright: Tony Taylor 2022 Title: Monty - the ama...
How white people can make Australia a less racist country
If you are a 'white' person (Caucasian or European heritage and identify as white) living in Australia, you have certain privileges that First Nations people and people of colour (POC) do not have....
Handy hints for working at home
For those who are fairly new to working from home, here are a few articles with tips about how to work from home efficiently and productively, keep in touch with your work team, and stay work-lif...
Comparing: ‘publisher, ‘self-publishing services’, ‘hybrid publisher’ and ‘vanity publisher’
What's the difference between a 'publisher', 'self-publishing services provider', 'hybrid publisher', and what we in the editing industry call a 'vanity publisher'? Firstly, there is nothing at ...
Is proofreading ability innate or learned?
To proofread at the high level needed for publications, the proofreader: must have been trained as an editor or proofreader (theoretically and/or on-the-job); i.e. must have learned an excelle...
‘Rough’ copy editing explained
Copy editing is the final stage of editing prior to the graphic design stage. Copy editing comprises: one ‘rough' copy edit (sometimes referred to as the first pass of the copy edit), f...
Recording and documenting oral histories
An oral history is a spoken or documented record of someone's memories of their own life experiences. Oral histories are handed down from generation to generation, or stories of someone's own life....
Positive outcomes of documenting life stories for people with PTSD
I have over twenty years' experience in documenting and producing self-published books of stories and oral histories of people who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The sources of ...
Sally-Anne Watson Kane’s professional development in writing and editing
Professional development: writing and editing non-fiction, memoir, family histories, poetry, fiction Ongoing writing/editing professional development: Sally-Anne Watson Kane is a professional...
Sally-Anne Watson Kane’s editing experience
Sally-Anne Watson Kane is a professional member of Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) (Australia) and Life Stories Australia Inc. She has 30 years' editing experience. This is a portfolio of ...