We’re speaking with University of North Carolina-Greensboro psychology professor and author of How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Writing, Paul Silvia. We humanities folks tend to overthink things, including about the reasons that writing isn’t going well. But what if the solutions to our writing problem are more simple than we realize? Silva studies the psychology of creativity and motivation, and he shares some excellent insight and advice for moving forward when we’re feeling some despair or frustration about our academic writing.
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","summary":"We’re speaking with University of North Carolina-Greensboro psychology professor and author of How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Writing, Paul Silvia. We humanities folks tend to overthink things, including about the reasons that writing isn’t going well. But what if the solutions to our writing problem are more simple than we realize? Silva studies the psychology of creativity and motivation, and he shares some excellent insight and advice for moving forward when we’re feeling some despair or frustration about our academic writing. ","date_published":"2024-12-16T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/9940b16a-35d5-4702-a2d6-b4a5dde14f44.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":68257713,"duration_in_seconds":2842}]},{"id":"25c986e9-b00e-40ff-bd82-e3a9f562dbd5","title":"Episode 38: Relationships and Writing","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/38","content_text":"Today’s episode is with Samira Mehta, associate professor of women and gender studies and of Jewish studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. We speak about the way our relationships feed our writing. The conversation focuses on fellowships, writing groups, writing coaches, and friends and colleagues with whom we exchange writing.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContact us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"Today’s episode is with Samira Mehta, associate professor of women and gender studies and of Jewish studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. We speak about the way our relationships feed our writing. The conversation focuses on fellowships, writing groups, writing coaches, and friends and colleagues with whom we exchange writing.
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","summary":"Today’s episode is with Samira Mehta, associate professor of women and gender studies and of Jewish studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. We speak about the way our relationships feed our writing. The conversation focuses on fellowships, writing groups, writing coaches, and friends and colleagues with whom we exchange writing.\r\n\r\n ","date_published":"2024-12-02T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/25c986e9-b00e-40ff-bd82-e3a9f562dbd5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":111680116,"duration_in_seconds":4650}]},{"id":"0f7fee4d-28b2-4853-9b0d-bab14b10e3d2","title":"Episode 37: How a great elevator pitch can make a difference","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/37","content_text":"A conversation with Professor Lori Harrison-Kahan (Boston College) about edited volumes and writing while in a non-tenure track position. Harrison-Kahan shares ideas for creating successful edited volumes, including her own experiences with having a good elevator pitch and creating conference panels that show potential editors a good fit between papers. Harrison-Kahan explains how to involve undergraduates in the creation of volumes; how edited volumes can be a source of community for scholars; and how she and her co-editors actually write an introduction together. With her co-editors, Harrison-Kahan recently published two edited volumes: The Case of Lizzie Borden and Other Writings, a Penguin Classics edition of Elizabeth Garver Jordan's writings, and Matrilineal Dissent: Women Writers and Jewish American Literary History.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContact us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"A conversation with Professor Lori Harrison-Kahan (Boston College) about edited volumes and writing while in a non-tenure track position. Harrison-Kahan shares ideas for creating successful edited volumes, including her own experiences with having a good elevator pitch and creating conference panels that show potential editors a good fit between papers. Harrison-Kahan explains how to involve undergraduates in the creation of volumes; how edited volumes can be a source of community for scholars; and how she and her co-editors actually write an introduction together. With her co-editors, Harrison-Kahan recently published two edited volumes: The Case of Lizzie Borden and Other Writings, a Penguin Classics edition of Elizabeth Garver Jordan's writings, and Matrilineal Dissent: Women Writers and Jewish American Literary History.
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","summary":"A conversation with Professor Lori Harrison-Kahan (Boston College) about edited volumes and writing while in a non-tenure track position. Harrison-Kahan shares ideas for creating successful edited volumes, including her own experiences with having a good elevator pitch and creating conference panels that show potential editors a good fit between papers. Harrison-Kahan explains how to involve undergraduates in the creation of volumes; how edited volumes can be a source of community for scholars; and how she and her co-editors actually write an introduction together. With her co-editors, Harrison-Kahan recently published two edited volumes: The Case of Lizzie Borden and Other Writings, a Penguin Classics edition of Elizabeth Garver Jordan's writings, and Matrilineal Dissent: Women Writers and Jewish American Literary History.","date_published":"2024-11-18T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/0f7fee4d-28b2-4853-9b0d-bab14b10e3d2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52350671,"duration_in_seconds":2176}]},{"id":"7a77136b-71ab-4946-b27f-95abd85332bd","title":"Episode 36: What do book publicists do for academic authors? ","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/36","content_text":"We’re speaking with Leah Paulos, founder and director of the Brooklyn-based book publicity firm, Press Shop PR about what publicists do for academic writers: primarily, helping readers find your book! We talk about why an academic might hire a book publicist; at what stages of writing a book it makes sense to hire a publicist; publicist pricing; what authors can do on their own to create more of a buzz around their book.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContact us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"We’re speaking with Leah Paulos, founder and director of the Brooklyn-based book publicity firm, Press Shop PR about what publicists do for academic writers: primarily, helping readers find your book! We talk about why an academic might hire a book publicist; at what stages of writing a book it makes sense to hire a publicist; publicist pricing; what authors can do on their own to create more of a buzz around their book.
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","summary":"We’re speaking with Leah Paulos, founder and director of the Brooklyn-based book publicity firm, Press Shop PR about what publicists do for academic writers: primarily, helping readers find your book! We talk about why an academic might hire a book publicist; at what stages of writing a book it makes sense to hire a publicist; publicist pricing; what authors can do on their own to create more of a buzz around their book.","date_published":"2024-11-04T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/7a77136b-71ab-4946-b27f-95abd85332bd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70981727,"duration_in_seconds":2956}]},{"id":"8e4f9412-c192-4573-93fb-502506d283ba","title":"Episode 35: GETTING THE READER FROM BEGINNING TO END, WITH MERVE EMRE","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/35","content_text":"A conversation with Shapiro-Silverberg Professor of Creative Writing and Criticism at Wesleyan University and contributing writer to The New Yorker magazine, Merve Emre. We talk about the work and goals of a book critic; what it means to think about the reader’s experience of our writing; creating a community of readers; and what it’s like to be edited at the New Yorker.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContact us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"A conversation with Shapiro-Silverberg Professor of Creative Writing and Criticism at Wesleyan University and contributing writer to The New Yorker magazine, Merve Emre. We talk about the work and goals of a book critic; what it means to think about the reader’s experience of our writing; creating a community of readers; and what it’s like to be edited at the New Yorker.
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","summary":"A conversation with Shapiro-Silverberg Professor of Creative Writing and Criticism at Wesleyan University and contributing writer to The New Yorker magazine, Merve Emre. We talk about the work and goals of a book critic; what it means to think about the reader’s experience of our writing; creating a community of readers; and what it’s like to be edited at the New Yorker.","date_published":"2024-10-21T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/8e4f9412-c192-4573-93fb-502506d283ba.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":85465749,"duration_in_seconds":3560}]},{"id":"611783ea-8ccf-4966-86b7-555c3ef312f1","title":"Episode 34: When Writing Becomes Like Painting","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/34","content_text":"Harvard Divinity School Professor Shaul Magid began his undergraduate education as a painter. Over time, as he became an academic and a professor, Magid found that writing took the place of painting – that is, writing is his artistic and creative expression, and the thing that he’s basically always doing. We speak about how changing one’s institutions – Magid has taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Indiana University, Dartmouth, and Harvard Divinity School—has changed his writing and for whom he wants to write. We speak about the appeal of biography, the value of writing for a broader audience and why the editorial feedback can be difficult to take, but ultimately worthwhile.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContact us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"Harvard Divinity School Professor Shaul Magid began his undergraduate education as a painter. Over time, as he became an academic and a professor, Magid found that writing took the place of painting – that is, writing is his artistic and creative expression, and the thing that he’s basically always doing. We speak about how changing one’s institutions – Magid has taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Indiana University, Dartmouth, and Harvard Divinity School—has changed his writing and for whom he wants to write. We speak about the appeal of biography, the value of writing for a broader audience and why the editorial feedback can be difficult to take, but ultimately worthwhile.
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","summary":"Harvard Divinity School Professor Shaul Magid began his undergraduate education as a painter. Over time, as he became an academic and a professor, Magid found that writing took the place of painting – that is, writing is his artistic and creative expression, and the thing that he’s basically always doing. We speak about how changing one’s institutions – Magid has taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Indiana University, Dartmouth, and Harvard Divinity School—has changed his writing and for whom he wants to write. We speak about the appeal of biography, the value of writing for a broader audience and why the editorial feedback can be difficult to take, but ultimately worthwhile.","date_published":"2024-10-07T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/611783ea-8ccf-4966-86b7-555c3ef312f1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":62635607,"duration_in_seconds":2609}]},{"id":"8785bd47-46e2-45ec-a794-6d24259970d9","title":"Episode 33: Psychedelics & Writing","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/33","content_text":"We speak with historian Ben Breen (UC Santa Cruz) about the writing of his recent book, Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science, We discuss how to think about chapter organization; writing about individuals’ lives without writing biography; discovering our main characters through the writing process; books that have served as models for writing; the wonderfulness of Terry Gross; not getting caught up in the apparatus of writing tools; and why it’s most important to just get the ideas down.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContact us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"We speak with historian Ben Breen (UC Santa Cruz) about the writing of his recent book, Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science, We discuss how to think about chapter organization; writing about individuals’ lives without writing biography; discovering our main characters through the writing process; books that have served as models for writing; the wonderfulness of Terry Gross; not getting caught up in the apparatus of writing tools; and why it’s most important to just get the ideas down.
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","summary":"We speak with historian Ben Breen (UC Santa Cruz) about the writing of his recent book, Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science, We discuss how to think about chapter organization; writing about individuals’ lives without writing biography; discovering our main characters through the writing process; books that have served as models for writing; the wonderfulness of Terry Gross; not getting caught up in the apparatus of writing tools; and why it’s most important to just get the ideas down.","date_published":"2024-09-23T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/8785bd47-46e2-45ec-a794-6d24259970d9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67329045,"duration_in_seconds":2804}]},{"id":"1668be12-fe3e-45ca-a4da-7bdd199ca4cb","title":"Episode 32: 5,000-10.000 Downloads of a Conversation about Your Book","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/32","content_text":"We’re speaking with Caleb Zakarin, the Editor of the New Books Network, about what NBN is and what it does for academics. You’ve probably heard about the New Books Network, because so many academics are either interviewed about their books on this podcast, or interview other academics for NBN. We wanted to understand what NBN does for academics and their books; what makes for a good author interview; what makes it a “network”; and why academics might consider interviewing other academics for NBN (short answer: it’s a really good way to network).\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContact us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"We’re speaking with Caleb Zakarin, the Editor of the New Books Network, about what NBN is and what it does for academics. You’ve probably heard about the New Books Network, because so many academics are either interviewed about their books on this podcast, or interview other academics for NBN. We wanted to understand what NBN does for academics and their books; what makes for a good author interview; what makes it a “network”; and why academics might consider interviewing other academics for NBN (short answer: it’s a really good way to network).
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","summary":"We’re speaking with Caleb Zakarin, the Editor of the New Books Network, about what NBN is and what it does for academics. You’ve probably heard about the New Books Network, because so many academics are either interviewed about their books on this podcast, or interview other academics for NBN. We wanted to understand what NBN does for academics and their books; what makes for a good author interview; what makes it a “network”; and why academics might consider interviewing other academics for NBN (short answer: it’s a really good way to network).\r\n\r\n","date_published":"2024-09-09T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/1668be12-fe3e-45ca-a4da-7bdd199ca4cb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27784464,"duration_in_seconds":2166}]},{"id":"5e9e1473-4738-4504-b5f7-4dfb03255599","title":"Episode 31: Being Open to Collaboration","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/31","content_text":"We’re speaking with Professor Anna Peterson (Religion, University of Florida). She received her PhD from the University of Chicago Divinity School and her AB from the University of California at Berkeley. Her research focuses on religion and social change, especially in Latin America; environmental and social ethics; and animal studies. Professor Peterson has decades of experience in something that is rare among humanities scholars: collaborative writing. What are the benefits and drawbacks of co-authored publications? We talk about why and when scholars might choose to collaborate with academics from other disciplines, as well as how a professor or a graduate student might signal interest in collaborative work.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContact us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"We’re speaking with Professor Anna Peterson (Religion, University of Florida). She received her PhD from the University of Chicago Divinity School and her AB from the University of California at Berkeley. Her research focuses on religion and social change, especially in Latin America; environmental and social ethics; and animal studies. Professor Peterson has decades of experience in something that is rare among humanities scholars: collaborative writing. What are the benefits and drawbacks of co-authored publications? We talk about why and when scholars might choose to collaborate with academics from other disciplines, as well as how a professor or a graduate student might signal interest in collaborative work.
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","summary":"We’re speaking with Professor Anna Peterson (Religion, University of Florida). She received her PhD from the University of Chicago Divinity School and her AB from the University of California at Berkeley. Her research focuses on religion and social change, especially in Latin America; environmental and social ethics; and animal studies. Professor Peterson has decades of experience in something that is rare among humanities scholars: collaborative writing. What are the benefits and drawbacks of co-authored publications? We talk about why and when scholars might choose to collaborate with academics from other disciplines, as well as how a professor or a graduate student might signal interest in collaborative work.","date_published":"2024-08-26T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/5e9e1473-4738-4504-b5f7-4dfb03255599.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21262428,"duration_in_seconds":1728}]},{"id":"a6200558-8071-44d5-bfa0-5584b66890fc","title":"Episode 30: What is the magic that happens when you work with a Developmental Editor?","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/30","content_text":"We speak with Megan Pugh about her work as a developmental editor: how she helps academics improve their books and find their voice. Making writing less lonely is a big part of her job as a DE, as is expressing her belief in the power of good writing. Megan also offers advice for those thinking about taking on the work of a DE, and what makes this work a good fit for an academic who is considering editing work. You can find out more about Megan and her work here at her website: http://www.meganpugh.com\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContacts us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"We speak with Megan Pugh about her work as a developmental editor: how she helps academics improve their books and find their voice. Making writing less lonely is a big part of her job as a DE, as is expressing her belief in the power of good writing. Megan also offers advice for those thinking about taking on the work of a DE, and what makes this work a good fit for an academic who is considering editing work. You can find out more about Megan and her work here at her website: http://www.meganpugh.com
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","summary":"We speak with Megan Pugh about her work as a developmental editor: how she helps academics improve their books and find their voice. Making writing less lonely is a big part of her job as a DE, as is expressing her belief in the power of good writing. Megan also offers advice for those thinking about taking on the work of a DE, and what makes this work a good fit for an academic who is considering editing work. You can find out more about Megan and her work here at her website: http://www.meganpugh.com","date_published":"2024-08-12T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/a6200558-8071-44d5-bfa0-5584b66890fc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36520864,"duration_in_seconds":2122}]},{"id":"c95af27c-82cc-46a4-a853-ae8ff32ac3f1","title":"Episode 29: Are “writing spurts” a thing?","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/29","content_text":"We speak with Princeton Professor Laura Arnold Leibman about how a scholar’s approach to writing might change over time, with different stages of an academic career, and what might be happening when it looks like a scholar is having a “writing spurt.” Leibman shares with us the shifts over time, in her thinking about writing; sharing writing; and perfectionism. We also talk about getting writing done while holding leadership positions, the pomodoro technique, and figuring out how to break down the writing of academic journal articles.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContacts us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"We speak with Princeton Professor Laura Arnold Leibman about how a scholar’s approach to writing might change over time, with different stages of an academic career, and what might be happening when it looks like a scholar is having a “writing spurt.” Leibman shares with us the shifts over time, in her thinking about writing; sharing writing; and perfectionism. We also talk about getting writing done while holding leadership positions, the pomodoro technique, and figuring out how to break down the writing of academic journal articles.
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","summary":"We speak with Princeton Professor Laura Arnold Leibman about how a scholar’s approach to writing might change over time, with different stages of an academic career, and what might be happening when it looks like a scholar is having a “writing spurt.” Leibman shares with us the shifts over time, in her thinking about writing; sharing writing; and perfectionism. We also talk about getting writing done while holding leadership positions, the Pomodoro technique, and figuring out how to break down the writing of academic journal articles.","date_published":"2024-07-29T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/c95af27c-82cc-46a4-a853-ae8ff32ac3f1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29822472,"duration_in_seconds":2394}]},{"id":"23ecf5f6-dee1-476d-a1e4-6d677d0f4eee","title":"Episode 28: An Editor's Perspective: Sandra Korn","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/28","content_text":"In our conversation with Wayne State University Press editor Sandra Korn we address a number of interesting questions on the minds of our listeners: 1) What does it mean when an editor replies to your submissions with, \"This isn't a good fit for us\"? 2) What's the best way to approach an editor? In the book exhibit hall, during a conference? Through an email? 3) What parts of my manuscript does a university press editor actually read? 3) What does an editor do differently for her writers who are part of the trade division of an academic press? 4) What does an editor think of book publicity events? 5) What excites an acquisitions editor?\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContacts us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"In our conversation with Wayne State University Press editor Sandra Korn we address a number of interesting questions on the minds of our listeners: 1) What does it mean when an editor replies to your submissions with, "This isn't a good fit for us"? 2) What's the best way to approach an editor? In the book exhibit hall, during a conference? Through an email? 3) What parts of my manuscript does a university press editor actually read? 3) What does an editor do differently for her writers who are part of the trade division of an academic press? 4) What does an editor think of book publicity events? 5) What excites an acquisitions editor?
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","summary":"In our conversation with Wayne State University Press editor Sandra Korn we address a number of interesting questions on the minds of our listeners: 1) What does it mean when an editor replies to your submissions with, \"This isn't a good fit for us\"? 2) What's the best way to approach an editor? In the book exhibit hall, during a conference? Through an email? 3) What parts of my manuscript does a university press editor actually read? 3) What does an editor do differently for her writers who are part of the trade division of an academic press? 4) What does an editor think of book publicity events? 5) What excites an acquisitions editor?","date_published":"2024-07-15T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/23ecf5f6-dee1-476d-a1e4-6d677d0f4eee.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29585232,"duration_in_seconds":2402}]},{"id":"3e81744d-d0d8-4695-aa5c-4b6530230539","title":"Episode 27: Turning points in our academic writing","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/27","content_text":"We speak with Elesha Coffman, Associate Professor of History at Baylor University about writing a book that takes its shape from turning points in history. Coffman is the author of Turning Points in American Church History: How Pivotal Events Shaped a Nation and a Faith. Baker Academic, 2024; Margaret Mead: A Twentieth-Century Faith. Spiritual Lives Series, Timothy Larsen, series editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021; and The Christian Century and the Rise of the Protestant Mainline. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. We talk about changing academic institutions and changing our writing priorities; the ways tenure and promotion requirements influence our writing; the advantages of books that allow you to “write short”; and the benefits that come with creating writing groups.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContacts us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"We speak with Elesha Coffman, Associate Professor of History at Baylor University about writing a book that takes its shape from turning points in history. Coffman is the author of Turning Points in American Church History: How Pivotal Events Shaped a Nation and a Faith. Baker Academic, 2024; Margaret Mead: A Twentieth-Century Faith. Spiritual Lives Series, Timothy Larsen, series editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021; and The Christian Century and the Rise of the Protestant Mainline. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. We talk about changing academic institutions and changing our writing priorities; the ways tenure and promotion requirements influence our writing; the advantages of books that allow you to “write short”; and the benefits that come with creating writing groups.
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","summary":"We speak with Elesha Coffman, Associate Professor of History at Baylor University about writing a book that takes its shape from turning points in history. Coffman is the author of Turning Points in American Church History: How Pivotal Events Shaped a Nation and a Faith. Baker Academic, 2024; Margaret Mead: A Twentieth-Century Faith. Spiritual Lives Series, Timothy Larsen, series editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021; and The Christian Century and the Rise of the Protestant Mainline. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. We talk about changing academic institutions and changing our writing priorities; the ways tenure and promotion requirements influence our writing; the advantages of books that allow you to “write short”; and the benefits that come with creating writing groups.","date_published":"2024-07-01T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/3e81744d-d0d8-4695-aa5c-4b6530230539.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33213744,"duration_in_seconds":2627}]},{"id":"11d7403e-ba57-4292-b394-d5b8b652412e","title":"Episode 26: “Modern Love” in the Academic Life","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/26","content_text":"We speak with Associate Professor of English Jennifer Glaser (University of Cincinnati) about her writing life. When she was in graduate school, Glaser wrote an essay that was published in the NYT’s “Modern Love” section, and which affected her understanding of the kinds of writing she wanted to do as both a scholar and a writer. We talk about being a “serious academic” who finds satisfaction in a variety of writing genres. We talk about writing into uncomfortable subjects and the kind of risks involved in writing more personally, as well as the many benefits of having a more creative and personal writing profile, in addition to a scholarly writing profile.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContacts us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"We speak with Associate Professor of English Jennifer Glaser (University of Cincinnati) about her writing life. When she was in graduate school, Glaser wrote an essay that was published in the NYT’s “Modern Love” section, and which affected her understanding of the kinds of writing she wanted to do as both a scholar and a writer. We talk about being a “serious academic” who finds satisfaction in a variety of writing genres. We talk about writing into uncomfortable subjects and the kind of risks involved in writing more personally, as well as the many benefits of having a more creative and personal writing profile, in addition to a scholarly writing profile.
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","summary":"We speak with Associate Professor of English Jennifer Glaser (University of Cincinnati) about her writing life. When she was in graduate school, Glaser wrote an essay that was published in the NYT’s “Modern Love” section, and which affected her understanding of the kinds of writing she wanted to do as both a scholar and a writer. We talk about being a “serious academic” who finds satisfaction in a variety of writing genres. We talk about writing into uncomfortable subjects and the kind of risks involved in writing more personally, as well as the many benefits of having a more creative and personal writing profile, in addition to a scholarly writing profile.","date_published":"2024-06-17T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/11d7403e-ba57-4292-b394-d5b8b652412e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32229635,"duration_in_seconds":2052}]},{"id":"a7a43c18-b2bb-4294-963f-6b3ce9b40fc6","title":"Episode 25: The Book Seminar with Sam Freedman","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/25","content_text":"Today, we’re speaking with the award-winning author, columnist, and professor Sam Freedman, of Columbia Journalism School, and the author, most recently, of Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights (winner of the 2024 Hillman Prize for Book Journalism), about his class at Columbia School of Journalism, The Book Seminar. We talk about what Sam teaches his lucky students (this very successful Columbia seminar has been offered for over 30 years, and has resulted in over 100 published books), and about his own decades-long career as an author, and the view of the publishing industry it has provided him. We address what it means to craft a good book proposal; the importance of making the case for your book’s readership; the benefits of landing in an academic press, even if you were aiming for a trade press; how to think about the “comp. titles/authors” section of your proposal; pre-publication blurbs; pitching an agent; planning your own book promotion; and finally, why timing is sometimes everything.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContacts us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"Today, we’re speaking with the award-winning author, columnist, and professor Sam Freedman, of Columbia Journalism School, and the author, most recently, of Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights (winner of the 2024 Hillman Prize for Book Journalism), about his class at Columbia School of Journalism, The Book Seminar. We talk about what Sam teaches his lucky students (this very successful Columbia seminar has been offered for over 30 years, and has resulted in over 100 published books), and about his own decades-long career as an author, and the view of the publishing industry it has provided him. We address what it means to craft a good book proposal; the importance of making the case for your book’s readership; the benefits of landing in an academic press, even if you were aiming for a trade press; how to think about the “comp. titles/authors” section of your proposal; pre-publication blurbs; pitching an agent; planning your own book promotion; and finally, why timing is sometimes everything.
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","summary":"Today, we’re speaking with the award-winning author, columnist, and professor Sam Freedman, of Columbia Journalism School, and the author, most recently, of Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights (winner of the 2024 Hillman Prize for Book Journalism), about his class at Columbia School of Journalism, The Book Seminar. We talk about what Sam teaches his lucky students (this very successful Columbia seminar has been offered for over 30 years, and has resulted in over 100 published books), and about his own decades-long career as an author, and the view of the publishing industry it has provided him. We address what it means to craft a good book proposal; the importance of making the case for your book’s readership; the benefits of landing in an academic press, even if you were aiming for a trade press; how to think about the “comp. titles/authors” section of your proposal; pre-publication blurbs; pitching an agent; planning your own book promotion; and finally, why timing is sometimes everything.","date_published":"2024-06-03T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/a7a43c18-b2bb-4294-963f-6b3ce9b40fc6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42779208,"duration_in_seconds":3438}]},{"id":"524fafbd-dbe4-4e92-b373-939d71f71f97","title":"Episode 24: The Joy of Editing ","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/24","content_text":"We’re speaking with the editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Andrea Jain, who is professor of religious studies at Indiana University, Indianapolis, and the author of Peace Love Yoga: The Politics of Global Spirituality (2020) and Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture. 2014. Jain tells us about her own path to her editorial position, and speaks about what academics can do to position themselves for journal editor roles. Jain talks about the importance of taking initiative in approaching editors, how to be considered for an editorial board, and how respond to readers reports. We also speak about the importance of taking time off.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContacts us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"We’re speaking with the editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Andrea Jain, who is professor of religious studies at Indiana University, Indianapolis, and the author of Peace Love Yoga: The Politics of Global Spirituality (2020) and Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture. 2014. Jain tells us about her own path to her editorial position, and speaks about what academics can do to position themselves for journal editor roles. Jain talks about the importance of taking initiative in approaching editors, how to be considered for an editorial board, and how respond to readers reports. We also speak about the importance of taking time off.
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","summary":"We’re speaking with the editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Andrea Jain, who is professor of religious studies at Indiana University, Indianapolis, and the author of Peace Love Yoga: The Politics of Global Spirituality (2020) and Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture. 2014. Jain tells us about her own path to her editorial position, and speaks about what academics can do to position themselves for journal editor roles. Jain talks about the importance of taking initiative in approaching editors, how to be considered for an editorial board, and how respond to readers reports. We also speak about the importance of taking time off.","date_published":"2024-05-20T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/524fafbd-dbe4-4e92-b373-939d71f71f97.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27869496,"duration_in_seconds":2260}]},{"id":"74f3b6bf-8b15-4c26-8f15-958a5489671d","title":"Episode 23: From writing about a Chicago heat wave to writing about 2020: A conversation with NYU Sociologist and New Yorker writer Eric Klinenberg","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/23","content_text":"Today we talk to NYU Professor Eric Klinenberg about how his academic career led to other kinds of writing—and what he's learned from writing a book about a time that many people would rather forget.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContacts us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"Today we talk to NYU Professor Eric Klinenberg about how his academic career led to other kinds of writing—and what he's learned from writing a book about a time that many people would rather forget.
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","summary":"Today we talk to NYU Professor Eric Klinenberg about how his academic career led to other kinds of writing—and what he's learned from writing a book about a time that many people would rather forget.","date_published":"2024-05-06T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/74f3b6bf-8b15-4c26-8f15-958a5489671d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32318820,"duration_in_seconds":2450}]},{"id":"b2a7d685-7b5d-49c7-b315-3cc226fc0381","title":"Episode 22: Maurice Samuels on the Challenges of writing Biography","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/22","content_text":"We speak with Yale Professor Maurice Samuels about writing biography, and the importance of finding stories we feel compelled to tell. Samuels talks about finding the right writing voice; when to share writing with colleagues and friends; potential benefits and consequences of publishing with a trade press; creating a table of contents that helps readers; the importance of footnotes; and how our career stage might influence the kind of books we write.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContacts us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"We speak with Yale Professor Maurice Samuels about writing biography, and the importance of finding stories we feel compelled to tell. Samuels talks about finding the right writing voice; when to share writing with colleagues and friends; potential benefits and consequences of publishing with a trade press; creating a table of contents that helps readers; the importance of footnotes; and how our career stage might influence the kind of books we write.
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","summary":"We speak with Yale Professor Maurice Samuels about writing biography, and the importance of finding stories we feel compelled to tell. Samuels talks about finding the right writing voice; when to share writing with colleagues and friends; potential benefits and consequences of publishing with a trade press; creating a table of contents that helps readers; the importance of footnotes; and how our career stage might influence the kind of books we write.","date_published":"2024-04-22T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/b2a7d685-7b5d-49c7-b315-3cc226fc0381.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28407600,"duration_in_seconds":2301}]},{"id":"4f1e2610-1254-4336-93f8-e7405da7ebd4","title":"Episode 21: What’s the deal with academics writing for \"The Conversation\"?","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/21","content_text":"If you’re like us, you’ve probably noticed that many academics write for The Conversation media outlet. The site does not pay writers, so why is it such a popular site for academics to publish their research? To find out what The Conversation offers, we’re speaking Beth Daley, the site’s Executive Editor. Daley explains that since 4-5 million readers visit The Conversation website every week, the site provides an unusual opportunity for academics to engage with the public. As Creative Commons stories, The Conversation stories can be republished by other publications, including The Washington Post, LA Times, Yahoo News, and local news sites. Daley explains why you don’t need to have a fully formed article to pitch to The Conversation, and what kinds of skills and opportunities writers have received through as a result of publishing in The Conversation. \n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContacts us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"If you’re like us, you’ve probably noticed that many academics write for The Conversation media outlet. The site does not pay writers, so why is it such a popular site for academics to publish their research? To find out what The Conversation offers, we’re speaking Beth Daley, the site’s Executive Editor. Daley explains that since 4-5 million readers visit The Conversation website every week, the site provides an unusual opportunity for academics to engage with the public. As Creative Commons stories, The Conversation stories can be republished by other publications, including The Washington Post, LA Times, Yahoo News, and local news sites. Daley explains why you don’t need to have a fully formed article to pitch to The Conversation, and what kinds of skills and opportunities writers have received through as a result of publishing in The Conversation.
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","summary":"If you’re like us, you’ve probably noticed that many academics write for The Conversation media outlet. The site does not pay writers, so why is it such a popular site for academics to publish their research? To find out what The Conversation offers, we’re speaking Beth Daley, the site’s Executive Editor. Daley explains that since 4-5 million readers visit The Conversation website every week, the site provides an unusual opportunity for academics to engage with the public. As Creative Commons stories, The Conversation stories can be republished by other publications, including The Washington Post, LA Times, Yahoo News, and local news sites. Daley explains why you don’t need to have a fully formed article to pitch to The Conversation, and what kinds of skills and opportunities writers have received through as a result of publishing in The Conversation. ","date_published":"2024-04-08T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/4f1e2610-1254-4336-93f8-e7405da7ebd4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18884904,"duration_in_seconds":1539}]},{"id":"3427fb7e-6621-4ace-83a3-56d0e20cab3d","title":"Episode 20: Would Nahmanides have had a beard? Creating a graphic history with historian Nina Caputo and illustrator Liz Clarke","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/20","content_text":"In this episode we speak with historian Nina Caputo and illustrator Liz Clarke about their book, Debating Truth: The Barcelona Disputation of 1263, A Graphic History, published in the Oxford University Press Graphic History Series. We talk about the particular kind of research and writing required for a graphic history; how collaboration between academic and illustrator works; how graphic histories figure into tenure and promotion; what academics can learn about writing from working on a graphic history; why graphic history can be a worthwhile medium for a scholar to reach broader audiences; and what kinds of details illustrators need from academics to create a beautiful book.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContacts us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact","content_html":"In this episode we speak with historian Nina Caputo and illustrator Liz Clarke about their book, Debating Truth: The Barcelona Disputation of 1263, A Graphic History, published in the Oxford University Press Graphic History Series. We talk about the particular kind of research and writing required for a graphic history; how collaboration between academic and illustrator works; how graphic histories figure into tenure and promotion; what academics can learn about writing from working on a graphic history; why graphic history can be a worthwhile medium for a scholar to reach broader audiences; and what kinds of details illustrators need from academics to create a beautiful book.
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","summary":"In this episode we speak with historian Nina Caputo and illustrator Liz Clarke about their book, Debating Truth: The Barcelona Disputation of 1263, A Graphic History, published in the Oxford University Press Graphic History Series. We talk about the particular kind of research and writing required for a graphic history; how collaboration between academic and illustrator works; how graphic histories figure into tenure and promotion; what academics can learn about writing from working on a graphic history; why graphic history can be a worthwhile medium for a scholar to reach broader audiences; and what kinds of details illustrators need from academics to create a beautiful book.","date_published":"2024-03-25T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/3427fb7e-6621-4ace-83a3-56d0e20cab3d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25847760,"duration_in_seconds":2096}]},{"id":"ceac263f-68c5-4b0a-9bcb-0b2eaad2ce95","title":"Episode 19: The pitch is the start of a relationship","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/19","content_text":"We're talking with LIz Bucar, professor of religion at Northeastern University, and a prizewinning author about the program she directs Sacred Writes: Public Scholarship on Religion. We talk about the essential ingredients of a good pitch (including the ALL-CAP subject line) to a magazine/newspaper editor; how to communicate timeliness; and how to follow up in a way that invites a future relationship with the editor. Liz also explains what kinds of social media might work for scholars.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast\n\nContacts us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact\n\nIf you'd like to learn more about Sacred Writes, follow this link: https://cssh.northeastern.edu/sacred-writes/Links:Sacred Writes: Public Scholarship on Religion","content_html":"We're talking with LIz Bucar, professor of religion at Northeastern University, and a prizewinning author about the program she directs Sacred Writes: Public Scholarship on Religion. We talk about the essential ingredients of a good pitch (including the ALL-CAP subject line) to a magazine/newspaper editor; how to communicate timeliness; and how to follow up in a way that invites a future relationship with the editor. Liz also explains what kinds of social media might work for scholars.
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","summary":"We're talking with Liz Bucar, professor of religion at Northeastern University, and a prizewinning author about the program she directs: Sacred Writes: Public Scholarship on Religion. We talk about the essential ingredients of a good pitch (including the ALL-CAP subject line) to a magazine/newspaper editor; how to communicate timeliness; and how to follow up in a way that invites a future relationship with the editor. Liz also explains what kinds of social media might work for scholars.","date_published":"2024-03-11T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/af3332db-9c09-4d3d-96d7-a1523483007b/ceac263f-68c5-4b0a-9bcb-0b2eaad2ce95.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43987667,"duration_in_seconds":3413}]},{"id":"cc32eb4b-1ffb-40d0-8f25-d58cda6966bb","title":"Episode 18: “Why is this a must-read book?” How to show a literary agent/editor that your book is important: a conversation with literary agent and former editor, Susan Rabiner","url":"https://writingit.fireside.fm/18","content_text":"In this episode we speak with Thinking Like Your Editor author and agent, Susan Rabiner about how academics can best present their book project to an agent or editor. We talk about what a strong book proposal, cover letter, and sample chapters need to do. We also talk about what it means to write your academic book with strong narrative; the significance of the table of contents; why academic writers cannot rely on facts alone to make a point; the importance of figuring out your “core audience”; understanding your book’s central questions; what to expect (and not expect) from a literary agent and from a trade press; why an academic press might be a better fit for your book; and why it’s okay not to earn out your advance.\n\nDon't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:\nhttps://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast","content_html":"In this episode we speak with Thinking Like Your Editor author and agent, Susan Rabiner about how academics can best present their book project to an agent or editor. We talk about what a strong book proposal, cover letter, and sample chapters need to do. We also talk about what it means to write your academic book with strong narrative; the significance of the table of contents; why academic writers cannot rely on facts alone to make a point; the importance of figuring out your “core audience”; understanding your book’s central questions; what to expect (and not expect) from a literary agent and from a trade press; why an academic press might be a better fit for your book; and why it’s okay not to earn out your advance.
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You don’t have to be a parent to get something out of our conversation with Professor Laura Yares about “Writing While Parenting.” In this conversation, we speak about how to get writing done while caretaking; how to best take advantage of limited time to write; writing when the family stakes are high; time-blocking; lingering Covid trauma; finding and building an academic writing community; letting our writing lie fallow; dealing with the loneliness of parenting within academia; leaning in to the creative parts of our academic jobs; and the importance of modeling good “professor-ing with a family” boundaries.
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We’re speaking with UF English Professor Margaret Galvan about writing a book with lots of images; how to find a press that can accommodate image-rich manuscripts; what a book publicist will actually do for you; how to cultivate a relationship with your publicist and editor; how to be thoughtful about book promotion; when and why to apply for a fellowship for book two; the importance of finding colleagues and friends who will get excited about your book; and handling the details of getting a manuscript ready for production.
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Today we’re speaking with Pulitzer Prize winning scholar, Jack E. Davis, who is a UF professor of history and the Rothman Family Chair in the Humanities specializing in environmental history and sustainability studies. Jack talks with us about writing for a broader audience; what makes writing fun for him; the not-so-easy task of finding an agent; what it’s like to be an academic with a fellowship at MacDowell; and the experience of winning a Pulitzer.
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Today we’re speaking with UF Press Editor in chief, Stephanye Hunter and UF Press Marketing Manager, Rachel Doll. Among our many topics, we discuss recent changes in the academic publishing world; important considerations in titling your book; what you can reasonably ask/expect of your editor; how to think about writing an op-ed, before book publication; what kind of publicity you can do on your own—and at what point—before publication; what kind of book events are most appropriate for your academic book; how a press decides if yours is a “crossover book”; what to consider when making suggestions for your book cover; What is meta-data?
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Today we speak with Martin Siegel, author of the recently published, Judgement and Mercy: The Turbulent Life and Times of the Judge Who Condemned the Rosenbergs about writing a biography over many years, and publishing with the trade division of an academic press.
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We talk with Sandra Fox about what a first-time author can do to promote her book; what to expect from the publisher; and how best to use the affiliations and connections you have to spread the word about your book. We talk about honorariums, book price, op-eds, and book contracts.
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Yale professor Elli Stern talks with us about figuring out what kind of writing we want to do after tenure—and the importance of building a team of friends and colleagues who can read drafts and provide valuable feedback.
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A conversation with developmental editor/writing coach, Gillian Steinberg about replacing negative voices about writing with positive ones and strategies for improving our writing process.
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Karen Kelsky, of “The Professor Is In” speaks with us about academic job applications and academics applying for non-academic jobs. WE also talk about academic fellowship applications and graduate school applications.
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A conversation with Yale University Lex Hixon Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies and Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean of Humanities, Kathryn Lofton about the purposes and challenges of writing while working in higher education administration.
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Jeff Kopstein, Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine, talks with us about putting together a compelling application for academic jobs. We talk not only about assistant professorship applications, but about the shift in tone and content for associate and full professorship applications.
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Today, Professor Jenny Caplan talks with us about her process of turning dissertation into book, and what she learned about writing along the way. Also, Professor Sarah Imhoff talks with us about starting a new academic journal; what it means to be on an editorial board; co-authoring; and her tips for writing a better journal article.
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Having worked in academic publishing for almost 40 years, Elaine Maisner shares wisdom from the field about finding the right press and how authors can best present their work to book editors.
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Martin Kavka, a professor at FSU, talks with us about finding the motivation to write; the role of friendships in academic writing; and revising the rules of tenure and promotion to better accommodate the non-book writers among us.
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Yale University Press Senior Editor Jennifer Banks talks with us about how editing helped her understand what kind of book she wanted to write. Banks also talks about best practices for approaching an editor with your book manuscript. And, once your book has gone through the review process, what to keep in mind while writing your response to readers’ reports.
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Today, we’re speaking with Professor Brett Krutzsch and Professor Pamela Nadell about writing for a "beyond the academy" audience. Dr. Brett Krutzsch is the author of "Dying to Be Normal: Gay Martyrs and the Transformation of American Sexual Politics" and Coordinator of NYU’s Center for Religion and Media where he serves as Editor of the online magazine "The Revealer" and teaches in the Department of Religious Studies. Krutzsch talks with us about editing The Revealer and his evolving understanding of the role of writing and publishing in his life. Dr. Pamela Nadell is Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women's and Gender History Department of History at American University and is the author of "America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today", winner of the 2019 National Jewish Book Award—Jewish Book of the Year. She is currently writing a book about the history of American antisemitism. Nadell shares her experiences of learning to write for a larger audience and the kind of editorial feedback she receives at a trade press.
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Our guest this week is Maggie Doherty, English Ph.D., teacher, New Yorker writer, and author of The Equivalents: A Story of Art, Female Friendship, and Liberation in the 1960s (https://maggiedohertyauthor.com). Doherty tells us about discovering her writing path in literary non-fiction after embarking on a doctorate in English. In addition to sharing her experiences with book proposals, agents, and writing deadlines, Doherty discusses the pragmatic considerations in choosing to write trade-press, non-fiction, and the challenges of creating a career around writing and teaching.
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