Techniques for writing with confidence at the sentence level, including how to inhabit a confident voice no matter the genre.
Resources: publishing
How Authors Can Build Sustainable Editor Relationships
What academic authors can do to build sustainable editor relationships that help them meet their publishing goals.
Last Checks to Do Before Submitting a Book Proposal
Last checks and confirmations to run on your documents before submitting a book proposal to an academic publisher for consideration
Reviewing Your Index Draft
How to review your book’s index draft: what to check, how to evaluate quality, what can be modified, and how to request changes
Coauthoring and Collaborative Writing
Best coauthoring and collaborative writing practices, including finding partners, setting and reaching goals, and anticipating and navigating challenges.
Juana María Rodríguez and Emma Pérez on Writing Partnerships
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Emma Pérez and Juana María Rodríguez about writing partnerships during a pandemic and queer sociality.
Setting Up Virtual Writing Accountability Systems
How to set up virtual writing accountability systems that give you the social support, inspiration, and accountability to finish your writing projects.
Hunter Vaughan on the Ecological Impact of Media Technologies
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Hunter Vaughan about Hollywood and climate change, interdisciplinary science communication, and media industry futures.
Publishing Pipelines and Productive Procrastination
How to set up a publishing pipeline and productive procrastination plan to reach your professional goals over the long term.
Finding the Right Publisher for Your Second Book
Why the publisher of your first book might not necessarily be the best fit for your second book and how to find the press that is.
Christopher B. Patterson on Writing as Resistance and Refusal
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Christopher B. Patterson about the writing process, name politics, and refusal as activism.
Diversity, Plain Language, and Scholarship at Editors Canada 2019
Major themes at the 2019 Editors Canada conference included diversity in editing, the importance of plain language, and sensitivity reading.