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Self-publishing: the graphic design or typesetting stage

After your manuscript (MS) has been edited to the stage where there are no errors in the manuscript, it is ready to be  designed. "Edited to the stage where there are no errors in the manuscrip...

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Transforming oral histories into self-published life stories (memoir or autobiography)

Oral histories are stories told by one person to another and recorded and/or documented. They can be about the person’s whole life, just one experience or period of the person's life, or a theme ...

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The procedure for getting your self-published book designed

Once your manuscript has been copy edited to the stage where there are no outstanding errors in the document, it will need to be designed. If you are going to have your book printed, we recommen...

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The steps of producing a self-published hardcopy book

The steps of producing a self-published hardcopy book are: writing and self-editing (including, possibly, beta reading and/or MS appraisal) editing graphic design proofreading, then p...

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Editing: how to make your book more accessible to people with reading difficulties

This article is about editing and producing publications in a way that makes them more accessible to people who have reading difficulties caused by dyslexia, limited literacy, or other conditions o...

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Crib Point Clubs’ new book – a great success story

On 3rd August 2019, the Crib Point Football and Netball Club and Crib Point Cricket Club (CPFNCC) launched Riding the bumps with a grin... At Crib Point! A history of the Mornington Peninsula Magpi...

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