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Laura Portwood-Stacer

Laura Portwood-Stacer

Developmental Editing for Academic Writers: 5 Questions to Help You Find the Right Fit

A 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, 2020

Jigsaw puzzle pieces

Sep 2, 2020

Laura Portwood-Stacer

What Goes In An Academic Book Proposal

8 Key Elements You Should Cover

Jul 17, 2020

An arial view of a wooden house frame under construction

Jul 17, 2020

Laura Portwood-Stacer

Landing an Academic Book Contract

Here’s what the process looks like from initial contact to signed agreement.

Mar 25, 2019

Landing an Academic Book Contract

Mar 25, 2019

Laura Portwood-Stacer

How to Describe Your Academic Book Project

This works for book proposals, job materials, grant applications, you name it.

Mar 21, 2019

Mar 21, 2019

Laura Portwood-Stacer

My Standard Template for Book Introduction Chapters

A 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, 2019

My Standard Template for Book Introduction Chapters

Feb 27, 2019

Laura Portwood-Stacer

Getting Into Arguments

Why your dissertation-to-book conversion is probably trying to say too many things

Jan 30, 2019

Getting Into Arguments

Jan 30, 2019

Laura Portwood-Stacer

When to Bring in a Developmental Editor on Your Academic Book Project

There’s no bad time to get editorial help with your academic book manuscript, but when is the best time for your project?

Dec 3, 2018

Dec 3, 2018

Laura Portwood-Stacer

8 Signs You Need a Developmental Editor for Your Academic Book

Back 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, 2017

Mar 19, 2017

Laura Portwood-Stacer

The 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, 2016

The Productivity of Protest

Nov 14, 2016

Laura Portwood-Stacer

How 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, 2016

Aug 14, 2016

Laura Portwood-Stacer

Laura Portwood-Stacer

Author of THE BOOK PROPOSAL BOOK: A GUIDE FOR SCHOLARLY AUTHORS (Princeton University Press, 2021). Free newsletter: newsletter.manuscriptworks.com.

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