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Hello newsletter reader! I’m glad you’re here. If you haven’t written your first book yet, you may have never encountered an actual book proposal in…
Laura Portwood-Stacer
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Hi Manuscript Workers, Gotta begin this week’s newsletter with another thank you to everyone who bought a copy of The Book Proposal Book in last week’s…
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Hello Manuscript Workers, Last week’s newsletter took on a few of the persistent myths of scholarly book publishing. I attempted to offer some clarity…
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How much is too much?
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Hi Manuscript Workers, Today’s newsletter will be a little bit different. I’ve asked Malini Devadas (an academic writing coach who works with clients…
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Happy (?) Wednesday Manuscript Workers! This week’s newsletter is inspired by a question I received via email from a reader of The Book Proposal Book: A…
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Do you know what they are (and why they're there)?
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Hi Manuscript Workers, First of all, if you’re feeling angry and depressed about the state of things in the United States right now, know that I share…
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Happy June, Manuscript Workers! Did you know that June is developmental editing month? Probably not, because I just made it up! I’ve decided to spend…
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Hi Manuscript Workers, Let me preface today’s newsletter by saying that I’m not a time management expert. I don’t typically offer advice on this type of…
Laura Portwood-Stacer
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Hey there, Manuscript Workers. First of all, a big thank you to those who purchased The Book Proposal Book from Princeton University Press’s 50% off…
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Hi Manuscript Workers, This week I’m continuing with the theme of developmental editing, as I’ll be doing all month long in the newsletter. My hope is…
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