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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 structural edit? (a) A beta read... Beta reading can be helpful in assisting you to know the fl...
Editing fiction and non-fiction: a comparison
The purpose of editing any publication, whether standard non-fiction or fiction/creative non-fiction, is to make the corrections needed to ensure the writer's intended meaning, story and voice, are...
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, to publication standard...
Self-publishing: the importance of “white space” in your book
A book's "white space" (or "negative space") is the parts that are not covered by text or images. That is, in a white-background type of book, it is literally all the white space around and in betw...
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...
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...
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...
Our experience in 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 of experience in writing, reading and studying ...
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 ...
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...