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Our editors – memoirs, novels, poetry, non-fiction books; articles, reports

Our team of editors are experienced in editing memoir, autobiography, biography, family history, novels and short stories (fiction), creative non-fiction, poetry, and  non-fiction publications. We...

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How to use your NDIS funds for coaching, writing and/or editing support

In Australia, if you are an NDIS participant, you can use your NDIS funds to pay for writing, coaching or editing services and support - as long as (a) the support is necessary because of your disa...

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Comparing: ‘traditional publisher, ‘self-publishing services’, ‘hybrid publisher’ and ‘vanity publisher’

What's the difference between a 'publisher', 'self-publishing services provider', 'hybrid publisher', and what we in the editing industry call a 'vanity publisher'? Firstly, there is nothing at ...

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On Time Typing, Editing and Proofreading publications

We produce books 'from go to whoa': i.e., from manuscript (and/or spoken word) stage, through editing and design, to printed self-published book stage.  The following publications have been produ...

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Free offer: memoir about mental illness, child abuse and survival

This article has been written and published on behalf of Joan Sammon, for whom I edited and produced a memoir,  A life: I am what I am! Background Joan Sammon grew up in Sydney. She is schizophr...

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‘Hold your head up high’ by Garry Chippindall (dec)

Garry Chippindall began writing his memoir in 1999 when diagnosed with cancer. He sought help from life story writer Sally-Anne Watson Kane (owner/operator of OTTEP), and began regular scribing ses...

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Buibere – volumes 1 and 2 (self-published oral histories of 22 East Timorese women)

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

The holiday season is upon us: it's time to take a well-deserved break from work and your usual responsibilities. But what will you do this holiday break? Whether you're staying at home or going...

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Writing family histories: what genre to use?

The genre you use when embarking on writing a family history will depend in part on your writing skill, style or preference, and in part on the amount of factual information you have access to. N...

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