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Creating a summer writing plan

How to set up a summer writing plan to make progress on your writing and publishing goals while enjoying the season.

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Making a book promotion plan that works for you

Book marketing strategies for interdisciplinary scholars to build your author platform and get the word out about your new book.

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Getting the most out of academic conferences

Let’s demystify the academic conference process, shall we? Here are Ideas on Fire’s best tips and resources on giving great presentations, managing stage fright, following up afterward, and participating even if you can’t attend.

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Checking in on our 2024 writing plans

Writing plans are living documents, and goals should shift as new contexts emerge. We think February is the perfect time to see what’s working and what’s not—and to make necessary adjustments.

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Let the 2024 adventure begin!

If there’s any clear lesson from the last few years, it’s that 2024 will not be boring. There will be struggles, celebrations, and surprises. This month, we’re sharing resources to help plan for an inevitably unpredictable year ahead.

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Let’s hear it for university presses!

University Press Week is an opportunity to learn about, support, and amplify the visionary work of university presses. At Ideas on Fire, supporting this work means everything to us. Our primary purpose is helping interdisciplinary scholars change the world. That’s why we have resources to guide authors through every step of the publishing process.

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Academic ghost stories and spooky seasonal haunts

Ghost story season is upon us, and we’re here for it. So this month we’re sharing tools to manage the things that haunt interdisciplinary scholars. And that gives us all more time to enjoy what this season is all about: honoring the past, welcoming change, and breaking out the decorative gourds.

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Let’s talk about peer review!

At Ideas on Fire, we’ve always paid special attention to demystifying and critiquing peer review as we imagine ways it can work better. Here are our best tips for understanding and navigating the complex, ambivalent relationship most scholars have with peer review.

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Editing and revising tips from the IoF team

Editing and revising are just as essential to the creation of a text as getting words on the page in the first place. This month we are sharing resources aimed at guiding writers through the editing and revision stages of their work.

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