A few weeks ago, I was at bar trivia struggling through a music round when one of my friends asked the table: "Who actually writes these questions?" "Me!" I shouted, followed by, "sort of." My friends ...

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Welcome to a new series, “The Public Writing Life,” about how to write for a popular audience (and get paid for it) when you are part of the academy. There’s plenty of good writing advice out there, ...

As a developmental academic editor who helps authors think through big-picture issues related to their writing, I have a lot of conversations with scholars about how to approach drafting a book. Many ...