On Time Typing Books and Life Stories - self-publishing

02/04/2026

New book by our client Andre Elcham.

Buy The Courage to Say "F*** It!" by Andre Elcham from Booktopia. Get a discounted Paperback from Australia's leading online bookstore.

27/03/2026

https://www.ontimetyping.com/blog/comparing-print-on-demand-pod-suppliers-in-2026/

Editors' comparison of POD publishers and suppliers in 2026 - Ingram Spark vs Amazon KDP. Mentioning some bad-review POD companies to avoid.

22/02/2026

Once your book has been typeset and designed, what's the best way to get it printed? Traditional, or POD? And if going the POD route - which is the best POD provider to use?

Editors' comparison of POD publishers and suppliers in 2026 - Ingram Spark vs Amazon KDP. Mentioning some bad-review POD companies to avoid.

30/12/2025

https://www.ontimetyping.com/announcements/happy-new-year-everyone-come-on-2026/

Happy new year 2026. Our availability in January for taking on new bookings and coaching, editing and typing for our clients.

11/10/2025

The line between structural or developmental editing a life story or memoir, and ghost writing - writing content for the author/storyteller

13/09/2025

Writer, poet, listener of stories Sally-Anne Watson-Kane talks about the road that led her to East Timor's stories of trauma and hope.

11/09/2025

Among the Wildflowers - memoir-based poems by 3 poets. Reflections on family, identity, nature, in Ireland & Victoria/South-East Australia.

04/09/2025

Sally-Anne compiled and produced these self-published volumes of 22 East Timorese women's oral histories from spoken word to printed book stage.

19/08/2025

1. Writing or telling the story. 2. Manuscript assessment. 3. Tagging. 4. Copy editing. 5. Design. 6. Printing and/or epublishing.

08/08/2025

https://www.ontimetyping.com/blog/for-writers-the-benefits-of-being-neurodivergent-and-working-with-an-editor/

Writers who are neurodivergent have benefits including high focus, passion for writing, creativity. And benefit from working with an editor.

17/06/2025

https://www.ontimetyping.com/blog/4-faqs-for-writers-about-beta-reading-manuscript-assessments-and-structural-editing/

What's the difference between a manuscript assessment, beta read, and developmental edit of a manuscript? Between a beta reader and editor?