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Category Archives: Publishing Issues
Of Cover Letters and Magic (A Follow-up Post)
There is some advice I give that I believe in fiercely and will defend to the death (ref: Should I Do an Edited Collection?). And then there is some advice I give that I am very willing to concede … Continue reading
How To Write a Journal Article Submission Cover Letter
Today’s post is a special request post for several clients who have written to inquire how to write a cover letter for the submission of an article manuscript to a journal. ****Addendum (4/29/13): Please read the follow up to this … Continue reading
Does the Status of the Press Matter?
Today’s post is in response to a reader who wrote in asking, “does the status of the press matter when seeking to publish your book?” Sometimes I am surprised by what people ask me, and this is one of those … Continue reading
Should I Do an Edited Collection?
No. Let me say it again: No. Let’s put it a different way: You: But, it’s just the papers from a conference panel. Is it ok then? Me: No. You: But, I’m co-editing it, so … Continue reading
Should I Send Out a Book Proposal Before the Manuscript is Completely Finished?
This is a Q and A that arose on the blog this week, following the blog post, How To Write a Book Proposal. I’ve been asked this question many times. This is my answer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: Karen, can I ask … Continue reading
How To Pitch Your Book to an Editor at a Conference (Super-Special Request Post)
Today’s post is a Special Request for many, many readers who have written over the past year asking how to pitch their book to potential editors while at disciplinary conferences. I confess, I’ve been kind of avoiding writing this post. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Proposals and Contracts, How To Build Your Tenure File, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Promote Yourself!, Publishing Issues, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Surviving Assistant Professorhood, Tenure--How To Get It
Tagged Advice for first time authors, How to get a book contract, Pitching a book to an editor
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What To Do Now in Grad School (Special Request Post)
Apologies for missing Tuesday’s post and then delaying on Thursday’s post. I had a family health crisis (thankfully, fully resolved) that kept me away from the computer this week. Today’s post is a Special Request post for K, who asks, … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Advisors and Good Mentors, Graduate Student Concerns, How To Choose and Manage Recommenders, How To Do Conferences, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Promote Yourself!, Publishing Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia
Tagged Grad school strategies for success, Graduate student rules, Graduate student strategies
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How To Write A Book Proposal
This week’s post is a Special Request post for The Universe, which has informed me that countless junior scholars are fretting over the question of how to write a book proposal. This post is exhaustive and detailed, and endeavors to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Proposals and Contracts, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Promote Yourself!, Publishing Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Surviving Assistant Professorhood, Tenure--How To Get It
Tagged how to sell an academic book, how to write an academic book proposal, humanities book proposal, selling an academic book, writing for an academic press
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The Perils of Publishing Your Dissertation Online
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today we are honored to have a guest post by Kathryn Hume, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English at Penn State University and author of Surviving Your Academic Job Hunt: Advice for Humanities PhDs (revised edition, 2010). I got … Continue reading
My Top Five Tips for Turning Your Dissertation Into a Book–A Special Request Post
Today is another Special Request Post. This one is from Maria, who asks, do I have a template (like my Foolproof Grant Template) for turning a dissertation into a book? No, Maria, I do not. The process of turning the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Proposals and Contracts, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Publishing Issues, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Surviving Assistant Professorhood, Tenure--How To Get It, Writing Instrumentally
Tagged advice for making my dissertation into a book, how to write a monograph, how to write an academic book, turning your dissertation into a book
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