Congratulations to @bilgeyesil.bsky.social on this well-deserved award for her book! 👏🎉🙌

Everything in here, by @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social, is completely accurate. Bottom line for academic authors (and, for that matter, peer reviewers): don't ghost your editors! Let us know what's up! newsletter.manuscriptworks.com/posts/extens...

Happening in 30 minutes ⬇️ There will be a recording if you can’t make it live (but I do give away freebies if you’re there in real time)

Early-career researchers and authors: this FREE workshop is today! (I've definitely used the "we don't publish dissertations" line so go forth learn how to convince me otherwise 😉)

Free workshop tomorrow!

If you’ve ever wondered what it might look like to do paid developmental editing for academic authors (& whether you already have the skills needed) come to my webinar w/ @efafreelancers.bsky.social this Thursday! Academics & in-house publishing staff welcome community.the-efa.org/events/Event...

If you’ve ever wondered what it might look like to do paid developmental editing for academic authors (& whether you already have the skills needed) come to my webinar w/ @efafreelancers.bsky.social this Thursday! Academics & in-house publishing staff welcome community.the-efa.org/events/Event...

My free one-hour workshop, How to Publish a Book from Your Dissertation, is coming up on September 3. Learn what academic presses are looking for when they acquire a new book project and how to avoid the dreaded “we don’t publish dissertations” rejection courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/diss...

Thank you to @llassabe.bsky.social for having me on her American Campus Podcast to talk about how scholarly writers can benefit from applying developmental editing skills to their own texts! This is a quick listen & a great intro to the topic if you're new to it www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...

I’m about 85% done with my manuscript but reading Laura’s new book still gave me useful advice. I went back to improve some chapter titles after she convinced me of their importance to the reader/browser.

You can now read the entire introduction to MAKE YOUR MANUSCRIPT WORK on the @princetonupress.bsky.social website ⬇️

If you’ve ever been curious about what’s involved in being a professional developmental editor for academic writers, I’ve got a webinar coming up on Sept 4 through @efafreelancers.bsky.social where I’ll be giving a comprehensive overview community.the-efa.org/events/Event...

My free one-hour workshop, How to Publish a Book from Your Dissertation, is coming up on September 3. Learn what academic presses are looking for when they acquire a new book project and how to avoid the dreaded “we don’t publish dissertations” rejection courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/diss...

Look what came in the mail today! Excited to dig in! @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social

Finished @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social's Make Your Manuscript Work. Accessible, clear guide to editing your scholarly book manuscript to be more forceful, persuasive, and effective.

Who is doing work on early modern (pre-1800) Black queer history? Nothing against Sweet (and passing mentions in Saunders) but I’d love to include some other voices in my syllabi! Feel free to shamelessly self-promote!

Congrats to @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social on new 📘 Make Your Manuscript Work, out with @princetonupress.bsky.social !! Whenever early career scholars ask me for advice about publishing books, I always send 'em right to Laura's wellspring of excellent resources press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

@lportwoodstacer.bsky.social’s book on developmental editing just arrived. I’m pretty far along in the process with my book ms, but this is just the kind of practical and moral support I need right now! The index even has an entry for “emotions, negative.” IYKYK! #amediting

Congrats to @alexfreidus.bsky.social on a beautiful new book from @nyupress.bsky.social (and thank you for sending me a signed copy!!) 🙌🎉🥳

A small request! If you've read/started reading my new book & are enjoying it, please could you share thoughts here, or a good quote or screenshot? And if you're interested in doing a review (& a free copy!), I can coordinate that! Or just contact Fordham UP. fordhampress.com/aesthetic-im...

In the last 24 hours I've received no less than three scammy emails offering to help me get Amazon reviews for my new book. One of them was actually kind of specific, but it soon became clear that they'd fed my back cover copy into generative AI to come up with faux personalization 🤮

As I’m updating my workshop on how to publish a book from your dissertation, I’m reminded of a quick tip for authors: When telling publishers about your project (at conferences, in query emails, in your book proposal, etc), don’t dwell too much on the procedural details of your research methods (🧵)

Found my book in an actual bookstore! If you live near @vromansbookstore.bsky.social, it would be a great indie bookstore to pick up a copy from!

Excited to dive in @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social's new book "Make Your Manuscript Work" 🙌🏻📚

I have a feeling @princetonupress.bsky.social will have hot-off-the-press copies of MAKE YOUR MANUSCRIPT WORK on hand at #ASA2025 👀

New semester, new syllabi, new pens... and new schemes to train my monograph for the Olympics!! @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social

"You’re not an inferior scholar if you find yourself with less time and resources to develop your work for publication than you—or others—think you should have." 💯 From Chap 2 of "Make Your Manuscript Work" by @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social

Check out @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social's advice essay on what scholarly writers should focus on when preparing to send their work to publishers in @insidehighered.com, and learn more in her new book Make Your Manuscript Work (out now!)

Weekend reading here I come @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social

My (lesser-known) first book from 2013 is included in the @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social Politics sale. (It’s always available open access, but if you wanted the paperback for some reason, this is a good time to get it) www.bloomsbury.com/us/lifestyle...

I have a new advice essay in @insidehighered.com on what scholarly writers should focus on most when preparing to send their work to publishers. Read it for a preview of what I say in my new book about the 4 pillars of scholarly writing: argument, evidence, structure, and style

I attended this—super helpful! Going to find me a copy of her book to help me finish mine! 😬

Woohoo! I won a copy of @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social’s new book “Make Your Manuscript Work” during a workshop she held for scholarly writers today. The book offers guidance for developmental editing of your own work. Got some words of advice about the concluding chapter I’m dreading writing, too!

There’s still time to register (and you’ll get a recording even if you can’t attend live today)

Recommended 👇

Free workshop *today* HOW TO EDIT YOUR OWN BOOK Learn an efficient system for evaluating your manuscript and making revisions that will help your ideas land with publishers, peer reviewers, and readers Recording provided for all registrants courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/edit...

Hello! For colleagues planning those fall courses, here's a shameless reminder 🧵 that my book Emergency in Transit is out in the world, free to download, and eager to appear on your syllabi! 1/ www.ucpress.edu/books/emerge... @ucpress.bsky.social

Hay @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social, Look what came in the mail. Can’t wait to dig in

I had the pleasure of being a beta reader for Laura’s book. It’s an indispensable resource for academics editing their own work or reviewing their peers’ work. Order today so she can increase her donation to the Trevor Project.

While I'm waiting to begin today's (auto)trek, I'm starting "Make Your Manuscript Work" -- and I expect Appendix D to be especially relevant for me.

Huge thanks to the 200 ppl who have already let me know they preordered Make Your Manuscript Work! That means I'll be donating at least $200 to the Trevor Project. Orders placed today (release day) are still eligible for preorder incentives 😀 Step 1, order your copy: bookshop.org/a/8521/97806...

I’m raising $ for The Trevor Project, an org serving LGBTQ+ youth. For every copy of my new book ordered by release day (August 5), I’m giving $1. Can you help me get to 1000 by ordering now (or putting in a request at your local/uni library)? 🙏 bookshop.org/a/8521/97806...

I’m raising $ for The Trevor Project, an org serving LGBTQ+ youth. For every copy of my new book ordered by release day (August 5), I’m giving $1. Can you help me get to 1000 by ordering now (or putting in a request at your local/uni library)? 🙏 bookshop.org/a/8521/97806...

I “finished” writing my book last November. But I still had 50+ hours of work to do before it actually went to print. Here’s what that included: 1. Reading the final manuscript out loud to myself to catch any weird wording or sentences that needed to be clearer 2. Prepping the files for submission

My book comes out in 6 weeks. I am actively fighting my discomfort w/ self-promotion because a) I am proud of the work & b) if I don't let people know about it nobody else will. Here's a cool video edit my student made! I'll post the latest discount codes for pre-orders below. vimeo.com/1103015090

I “finished” writing my book last November. But I still had 50+ hours of work to do before it actually went to print. Here’s what that included: 1. Reading the final manuscript out loud to myself to catch any weird wording or sentences that needed to be clearer 2. Prepping the files for submission

One week left to preorder MAKE YOUR MANUSCRIPT WORK and be eligible for the preorder incentives Here's where to order: tinyurl.com/3h8bjczm And here's where to register for the incentive drawing: forms.gle/cgERMavFbztM...

I’m hearing that preorders of MAKE YOUR MANUSCRIPT WORK bought from @bookshop.org are already shipping 📦 Plus if you order before Aug 5, I’m donating $1 for every copy to The Trevor Project 🏳️‍🌈 bookshop.org/p/books/make...

Each month, my newsletter shares new books by scholarly writers + an author interview going behind the scenes on the publishing process. July's featured writer was @rosecasey.bsky.social, author of Aesthetic Impropriety from @fordhampress.bsky.social newsletter.manuscriptworks.com/posts/aesthe...