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Update: Poetry Editing Group Gippsland (PEGG) – who we are

Poetry Editing Group Gippsland (PEGG) is a group of poets based in Gippsland and surrounding regions, who are committed to writing, workshopping and perfecting their poetry. Our members are curr...

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Self-publishing: How to “tag” the images in your manuscript, prior to design

So, you've written and self-edited your manuscript (MS), as a Word document. You've made sure it is structurally sound. You believe it is ready to be handed to an editor for a "final copy edit", be...

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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...

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All about “Among the Wildflowers” – poetry by Delia Tobin, Seamus Foley and Sally-Anne Watson Kane

This new self-published book is a collection of memoir-based poems by three poets: co-authors Delia Tobin, Seamus Foley and Sally-Anne Watson Kane. Delia, Seamus and Sally-Anne acknowledge all F...

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Collaborative poetry editing

Poems are personal and subjective. The best way to edit someone else's poem, or collection of poems, is to edit it (a) not making actual corrections to the poem but, rather, suggest improvements or...

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Poetry Editing Group (Gippsland) (PEGG) – record of poetry editing workshops

PEGG regularly meets online via Zoom and workshops/edits one others' poems. For more information about PEGG or our poetry editing workshops, go to PEGG - who we are,. or contact Sally-Anne. Record...

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Our experience in editing poetry, or coaching in self-editing poetry

Sally-Anne Watson Kane has 25 years' experience in editing other people's poems and coaching poets in self-editing their poetry. She has a lifetime's experience in writing, reading and studying poe...

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Poetry Manuscript Assessment Checklist

On Time Typing, Editing and Proofreading: reads and reviews your poetry book manuscript, then writes a manuscript assessment report based on our Checklist. Poetry Manuscript Assessment ...

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FAQs for writers – beta reading, manuscript assessment, and structural or developmental editing

FAQs about beta reading, manuscript assessment, and structural or developmental editing 1. What is the most helpful - (A) a beta read, or (B) a manuscript assessment, or developmental or structura...

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Workshop: how to edit your own poetry

This 2 to 2.5 hour workshop is for poets who have written, or are writing, a collection of poems. The presenter is Sally-Anne Watson Kane. She will teach you the steps of reviewing, self-editing an...

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