Manuscript Works Newsletter

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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…
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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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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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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…
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Hi there Manuscript Workers, In The Book Proposal Book and in my online programs, I talk a lot about how to prepare a book proposal and make initial…
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Hi Manuscript Workers, I have a few quick things to share with you today, plus a question. The first item I want to share is this review of The Book…
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Hello Manuscript Workers, I was fortunate to have an advice essay published in the Chronicle of Higher Education earlier this week. It’s called “The…
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As I mark the third anniversary of this newsletter, I'm ready to unveil a new, more accessible archive of my past posts for you to learn from and share…
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On publishing from your dissertation and publishing from outside the academy
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And how to avoid it happening to yours
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Plus some podcast recs if you've got listening time this week
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