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Writers and editors – how our clients’ needs have changed, as a result of COVID19
If you are running a writing or editing business during COVID19, you need to (1) understand the different needs and expectations of your clients as a result of COVID19, and (2) adapt your business ...
Writing and editing: the tools we use for communicating with clients
We use different communication tools for our different writing and editing services, which include: 1) life story writing, and editing, designing and producing self-published memoirs and autobio...
About on-site editing courses in Australia
Many institutions in Australia offer on-site degrees, diplomas and certificates in editing. University and TAFE courses tend to be higher cost and their courses are nationally recognised. Award ...
Is proofreading ability innate or can it be learned?
An excellent proofreader must have: natural talent in proofreading, including an eye for detail training that has given them an excellent knowledge of sentence structure, spelling, punctuat...
Self-publishing: producing a hardcopy book
The steps of producing a self-published hardcopy book are: writing and self-editing (including, possibly, beta reading and/or manuscript appraisal); editing; graphic design; proofreading; proofread...
The editor’s role in producing your book
The editor's role in producing your book is to edit the manuscript to make sure it is well-structured and error-free, so it is ready for the next stage of production. A brief overview of the edi...
FAQs for writers – beta reading, manuscript assessment and structural editing
FAQs about beta reading, manuscript assessments and structural editing 1. At what stage should I look at having my manuscript beta read, assessed or edited? Self-edit your manuscript to what y...
Editing fiction and non-fiction: a comparison
The purpose of editing any publication, whether non-fiction or fiction, is to make the corrections necessary to ensure that the author's meaning, and voice, are conveyed as exactly as possible to t...
Poetry Book Beta Reading Checklist
On Time Typing, Editing and Proofreading's Beta Readers: read and review your poetry book manuscript, then write a Beta Reading Report based on our Beta Reading Checklist. Our Poetry Boo...
Our Beta Readers
On Time Typing, Editing and Proofreading's team of Beta Readers are avid readers. We read and review your manuscript then send you a Beta Reading Report that addresses our On Time Beta Reading Crit...