Academic writing is an idea-fueled system. In other words, to produce a piece of writing, we go to our ideas, shaping them into a form that has never existed before in the history of time. What this means is, you are a creator. Academics don’t … [Read more...] about You Need a Refueling Stop – Productivity Tips from Kellee Weinhold
Publishing Issues
Schadenfreude: An Interview with Rebecca Schuman
I'm delighted to feature an interview today with Rebecca Schuman, about her new memoir, Schadenfreude, A Love Story: Me, the Germans, and 20 Years of Attempted Transformations, Unfortunate Miscommunications, and Humiliating Situations That Only They … [Read more...] about Schadenfreude: An Interview with Rebecca Schuman
My Top Five Tips for Turning Your Dissertation Into a Book–A Special Request Post
This is a repost from 2011. 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 … [Read more...] about My Top Five Tips for Turning Your Dissertation Into a Book–A Special Request Post
How To Write A Book Proposal
You all know that the book proposal is the cornerstone to a successful tenure track career in most areas of the humanities and social sciences. Sure, some parts of psychology and economics and other fields are not book-based, but basically, the law … [Read more...] about How To Write A Book Proposal
How To Pitch Your Book to an Editor at a Conference
This week the Daily Nous website has a marvelous post, Answers From Academic Publishers, devoted to advice on publishing an academic monograph solicited from actual editors from Oxford, Cambridge, MIT, Routledge, and other major presses. It has an … [Read more...] about How To Pitch Your Book to an Editor at a Conference
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Love the blog? Now get it in handy book form--only $11.40! Available for pre-order now--comes out August 4! Buy it at all these places! It also makes a great gift for all those struggling grad students in your life! For bulk orders for use … [Read more...] about Buy My Book!
Ask the Post-Acs: “What happens to my scholarly work after the transition?”
Occasionally the TPII Post-Ac Consultants put their heads together to respond to a particularly compelling question that arises in the course of their consultations with post-ac clients. Today, they share their thoughts on the question of publishing … [Read more...] about Ask the Post-Acs: “What happens to my scholarly work after the transition?”
Framing Your Freelance Experience on the Academic Job Market – Fruscione #postac post
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
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)