The Lowdown on Which Academic Style Guide to Use
This guide provides an overview of the 4 common guides for humanities and social sciences: MLA, APA, The Chicago Manual of Style, and Oxford.
April 05, 2022Column
Elevate Your Art Career with a Strong Artist’s Proposal
How to write a great proposal for artist's grants, fellowships, residencies, commissions, and more.
March 22, 2022
Do You Need an Academic Subject-Matter Expert to Edit Your Article or Book?
Working with an SME developmental editor, copyeditor, or dissertation editor can improve your writing and publication record, but there are downsides as well.
March 17, 2022
Tips for Writing Your Second Academic Book
Writing alone in the room, without a committee’s voices rattling around in the head, I’ve found the second book has felt much more like it is for me.
January 29, 2022
How to Give Quality Academic Content Feedback
What does it mean to give good feedback, and what distinguishes the feedback of a professor and a colleague from a developmental editor?
December 17, 2021
When in Your Writing Process Should You Work with an Editor?
Editors can be helpful at many points in the writing and publication process.
October 29, 2021
How Academic Publishing Has Shifted during the Pandemic
The biggest changes in scholarly publishing that university presses have seen since the pandemic began and suggestions for authors navigating these changes.
October 22, 2021
Can Your Own Translations Be a Fast, Cheap, and Good Alternative?
Is it always a good idea to translate quotations or other texts from academic sources yourself? When does it highlight your foreign language skills and when does it lead you into dangerous waters?
September 17, 2021
What an Acquisitions Editor Looks for in a Publishable Book
How can you make the best use of your limited time and energy to ensure that your book will make it past an acquisition editor’s email inbox?
August 20, 2021