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4 FAQs for writers – beta reading, manuscript assessments 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 that addresses the items in the checklist below. Our Poetry Boo...
A self-publishing case study: the path from handwritten MS to ‘printer stage’
This case study is about a manuscript written by Michael Cusick in 2017-18, edited and designed by On Time Typing, Editing and Proofreading in 2018-2019, and self-published in 2019. Background and...
Poetry Editing Group Gippsland (PEGG)
Poetry Editing Group Gippsland (PEGG) is a group of poets committed to writing and perfecting their poetry. PEGG's principles Poets of all abilities, ages, cultural backgrounds and levels of ...
Writers and editors: rules for managing vicarious trauma
If you are about to launch into an activity or project that involves working or dealing with people who have suffered or are suffering from violence or abuse, you are at risk of suffering vicarious...
Recovering from vicarious trauma: an editor’s case study
Recently, I woke up to discover I was falling slowly into a pit. I have been there before, several times. The difference now is that I know its name: vicarious trauma. And I know its causes a...
Workshop: how to edit your own poetry
This workshop is for poets who have written, or are writing, a collection of poems. In this two-hour seminar to be held on 7 September at the Moe Library in Moe, Gippsland, Victoria, the presenter ...
What’s the difference between beta reading and a manuscript appraisal?
The differences between beta reading and a manuscript appraisal are... Beta readers come from all walks of life and industries. They need to be well-read but are not usually editors. The level of ...
How is editing poetry different to editing prose?
Editing poetry is quite different to editing non-fiction or fiction (prose). Different level of collaboration When line or copy editing prose, collaboration is not essential, although some collab...