by Joe Fruscione After my most recent piece on academic editing, a reader asked a valuable question: Can anyone comment on the fear that establishing a website advertising editing services will negatively affect your chances of getting a … [Read more...] about Framing Your Freelance Experience on the Academic Job Market – Fruscione #postac post
Productivity
“I Plan to Take Full Advantage of My Acquired Skills!”
A line from a letter last week: "In my own lab I plan to take full advantage of my acquired skills and use the XXX equipment to further investigate xxxx." This kind of language is braggy and at the same time, completely devoid of meaning. Who … [Read more...] about “I Plan to Take Full Advantage of My Acquired Skills!”
Dr. Karen’s (Partial) Rules for the Artist’s Statement
It may surprise you to hear that I edit Artist Statements, but I do. Not a ton, but enough that this post has become necessary. I want to urge everyone to read this excellent post on the subject by Ben Davis, which targets the kind of overblown, … [Read more...] about Dr. Karen’s (Partial) Rules for the Artist’s Statement
Don’t State the Obvious
There is a kind of line in job documents that is technically blameless, but is so generic, so very much "stating the obvious" that it also completely pointless. This kind of line fills space while doing nothing to distinguish you in any way. The … [Read more...] about Don’t State the Obvious
The Job of an Academic Editor: Part 2 (Fruscione #postac post)
by Joseph Fruscione In the previous piece, I talked with a few fellow post- or alt-ac editors about the kinds of work we do with academic clients. Some (like Margy Thomas Horton) offer a variety of services, whereas others (like Annemarie Perez or … [Read more...] about The Job of an Academic Editor: Part 2 (Fruscione #postac post)
The Job of an Academic Editor: Part 1 (Fruscione #Postac Post)
by Joseph Fruscione I've written previously about the life of an academic editor. In previous installments, I wrote about developmental and STEM editing opportunities. With a hat-tip to Jo VanEvery for the suggestion, I’m focusing today on … [Read more...] about The Job of an Academic Editor: Part 1 (Fruscione #Postac Post)
The Status of the Press Matters, Still!
A debate has simmered on the comment thread to my post, Does the Status of the Press Matter, in recent weeks, on the question: is Palgrave MacMillan a press with high enough status for a US R1 tenure case? My position has always been, based on my … [Read more...] about The Status of the Press Matters, Still!
What an Editor Does (and Can Do) – Joe Fruscione
By Joe Fruscione Editing, like writing, is fluid. The work ranges from handling multiple drafts, nip-tucking to meet the required length, and fine-tuning a text to running a blog, column, or book series. It can be a welcome career for … [Read more...] about What an Editor Does (and Can Do) – Joe Fruscione
The Teaching-Centric Letter
In response to many requests, I am devoting today's post to the teaching-centric letter. The absence of a post on this subject before now might seem surprising on a blog that purports to cover every aspect of the academic job search. But that … [Read more...] about The Teaching-Centric Letter
Adjectives Are Not Arguments, Part I
It is time that all of you grasped a simple yet profound truth of academic writing: adjectives are not arguments. Simply repeating the words: complex multivalent/multidirectional/multiplicitous unique diasporic transnational … [Read more...] about Adjectives Are Not Arguments, Part I