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Through my window – a life story by Shirley Crutchfield
Shirley Crutchfield always wanted to write a book, to share her story. And here it is. What is this book about? Shirley Crutchfield has had plenty of joys in her lifetime and she is the first to ...
FAQs about: beta reading, manuscript assessment, and developmental editing
1. What is the most helpful? (A) a beta read, or (B) a manuscript assessment (also called a manuscript appraisal), or developmental edit (also called structural edit or substantive edit)? A beta r...
Sensitivity editing – What is it? Who does it? Why?
"A sensitivity read [or sensitivity edit] is a review of a book, script or game before it is published to help avoid portraying marginalised people and cultures inaccurately, including unintentiona...
Do you need your memoir manuscript typed? For storytellers or hand-writers.
If you want to tell or write your story and get it made into a book, but cannot use a computer, you may want your manuscript typed up for you. The below advice might help you if you (a) want to ...
Six steps for producing your self-published memoir
If you want to write and publish a book about your life, or part of your life, you will need to follow some simple steps: 1. Writing the story - or telling the story verbally. 2. Manuscript assessm...
Poetry writers: refining your poem using the read-aloud method
When you write a poem from scratch, it can come out pretty good, or it can come out a bit of a mess. Either way, what you end up with is a draft - not a finished poem. To get the message of your...
Self-publishing a printed book – what’s best for you: traditional printing, or POD printing?
Once your book is designed (typeset) - both cover and inside pages - and is ready to be printed, you need to send it to the printer. There are two main types of printers of hardcopy books: ...
Portfolio: all the self-published memoirs, life stories and family histories we’ve produced
We have produced the below life stories for our clients, as self-published books. They include autobiographies, memoirs, family histories, and books of memoir-based poetry. They include books that ...
Why it’s good to share your story, if you have PTSD
When someone with PTSD shares their story with someone who can help them to document and compile it into a document or self-published book, their family and friends can read that story and understa...
Writing family histories: what genre to use?
The genre you choose when embarking on writing about a personal or family history will depend on your writing skill, style or preference, and possibly also on the amount of factual information yo...