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Positive outcomes of documenting life stories for people with PTSD

I have over twenty years' experience in documenting and producing self-published books of stories and oral histories of people who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The sources of ...

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Resumes – if they’re worth writing, they’re worth proofreading

Why is it important for someone to proofread your resume? Proofreading * your resume is particularly important if you intend to apply for jobs that require good writing skills or attention to deta...

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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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Buibere – volumes 1 and 2. Self-published oral histories of 22 East Timorese women, in Tetun and English

Acknowledgement Sally-Anne Watson Kane would like to acknowledge and thank her mentor, friend and bi'in, ita bo'ot Veronica Pereira, for the professional and cultural assistance and support she pr...

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Do you need help to get your life story or memoir written?

Everyone has a story, but not everyone is a natural writer or wishes to write their story down themselves. Some people are better at talking than writing, so they want to tell their story and get s...

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Confidentiality, and debriefing, when editing sensitive or explicit material

Maintaining confidentiality If you're working in a position where you've got access to your clients' private information (such as their life stories or researched information), it's essential to m...

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Self-publishing: writing front matter and end matter

So, you've written your manuscript - whether that be a novel, memoir, non-fiction, book of poetry, or something else - and you want to self-publish it. The next step in self-publishing is copy edit...

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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 ...

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“My Story” – self-published memoir by S Reynolds

'My Story' - a self-published memoir spanning Shirley Reynolds' childhood and parts of her adult life - was partly written, partly told by author Shirley Reynolds, and  produced by On Time Typing,...

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Why don’t you use your next “holiday break” to start writing that book?

Whether you're staying at home or going away, why don't you use your next holiday break to tell or write your story,  or at least to get a start on writing your story? (Then, later on, you can pub...

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