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4 rules for staying healthy (especially for freelancers and people working at home)
There are only four things you really need to do to stay healthy, when working at home: ensure your body gets enough water, food, exercise and rest. 1. Water No matter what type of work you d...
Growing your own winter vegies in 2020 (in S-E Australia)
With many people now working at home, we are spending more time in our back yards. So what better time to start a vegie patch. If you live in south-east Australia, and want to grow your own vege...
How we are staying safe, and keeping the community safe, during COVID-19
The On Time Typing, Editing and Proofreading team will continue to provide our typing, scribing and editing services throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Our scribes, typists and editors have always ...
The ‘closed door’ policy when working at home
As a result of COVID-19, many employees are now working at home, just like the many freelancers and owner/operators of sole trader businesses who worked from their own homes for many years. Peop...
Self-publishing: producing a hardcopy book
The steps of producing a self-published hardcopy book are: writing and self-editing (including, possibly, beta reading and/or manuscript appraisal); editing; graphic design; proofreading; proofread...
Moe library – a great place for community groups or events
Since the Moe library (Frank Bartlett Memorial Library and Moe Service Centre) opened in 2016, it has become a regular meeting place for community groups, and the venue of choice for events held by...
Scribes and minute-takers: the importance of good auditory (listening and understanding) skills
What is a scribe or minute-taker A scribe or minute-taker is a person who scribes what the people at a meeting are saying while they are saying it. They also scribe interviews, discussions, perfor...
Healthy bodies for constant computer-users
Whether you're a writer, editor, proofreader, scribe or typist, if you work full-time sitting in a chair in front of a computer screen and you want to live a long life, you need to stick to four im...
The editor’s role in producing your book
The editor's role in producing your book is to edit the manuscript to make sure it is well-structured and error-free, so it is ready for the next stage of production. A brief overview of the edi...
PEGG Report – Poetry Editing Group Gippsland workshop 8th Feb 2020
The second Poetry Editing Group Gippsland (PEGG) workshop was held from 12.30 pm to 5 pm at the Moe library, on Saturday 8th February, 2020. The focus of this particular workshop was traditional...