Laura Portwood-StacerDevelopmental Editing for Academic Writers: 5 Questions to Help You Find the Right FitA few years ago, I published a post outlining the 8 Signs You Need a Developmental Editor for Your Academic Book. At the end of that post…Sep 2, 20201Sep 2, 20201
Laura Portwood-StacerWhat Goes In An Academic Book Proposal8 Key Elements You Should CoverJul 17, 20201Jul 17, 20201
Laura Portwood-StacerLanding an Academic Book ContractHere’s what the process looks like from initial contact to signed agreement.Mar 25, 20191Mar 25, 20191
Laura Portwood-StacerHow to Describe Your Academic Book ProjectThis works for book proposals, job materials, grant applications, you name it.Mar 21, 2019Mar 21, 2019
Laura Portwood-StacerMy Standard Template for Book Introduction ChaptersA baby has awakened me at 2am and for some reason I now feel the need to offer you my standard template for book introduction chapters.Feb 27, 20191Feb 27, 20191
Laura Portwood-StacerGetting Into ArgumentsWhy your dissertation-to-book conversion is probably trying to say too many thingsJan 30, 2019Jan 30, 2019
Laura Portwood-StacerWhen to Bring in a Developmental Editor on Your Academic Book ProjectThere’s no bad time to get editorial help with your academic book manuscript, but when is the best time for your project?Dec 3, 20181Dec 3, 20181
Laura Portwood-Stacer8 Signs You Need a Developmental Editor for Your Academic BookBack when I was revising my dissertation into an academic book, I’m pretty sure I had no idea that developmental editing was a thing. I…Mar 19, 20171Mar 19, 20171
Laura Portwood-StacerThe Productivity of Protest[This post originally appeared on the Re.Framing Activism blog hosted by the University of Sussex. My thanks to Eleftheria Lekakis for the…Nov 14, 2016Nov 14, 2016
Laura Portwood-StacerHow to Email Your Professor (without being annoying)**Every semester, I see the tweets and Facebook posts. My professor friends, they are annoyed. Their students do not know how to write…Aug 14, 20162Aug 14, 20162