We offered a webinar, Write a Book! From Acquisition to Publication. FInd the recording and slides here.
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Interested in Adapting PhD Research Into a Book?
Research conducted as part of a PhD is valuable. It is valuable for the researcher, who has spent countless hours carrying out the work and it is valuable to those deciding whether the research should result in the award of a PhD qualification. But can the research be valuable to broader audiences? The simple answer is yes – at the heart of many successful academic books lies research conducted as part of a PhD.
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Continue ReadingMake Sure Your Book is Findable! Advice on Discoverability
Despite the warnings of digital doomsayers, academic book publishing remains dominated by print. That said, reader behavior has changed and continues to evolve. This is particularly true of how readers discover and read books and chapters. Rather than visiting a library or bookshop in person, readers of scholarly books start their searches online. For publishers, ensuring that books are prominent and visible in such searches is essential to encourage readership and drive citations.
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This post adds to the post-webinar Q & A series, specifically focusing on collaboration and writing or editing.
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Continue ReadingHow Graphic Presentations of Research Increase Impact
We took an open approach to our research from the beginning (using a research blog, for example) and this gave us valuable knowledge: we knew from talking to our project advisory group that people working in the homelessness sector are unlikely to spend much time reading the latest journal articles and, moreover, will not pay for them given the limited resources available to homelessness services; we also knew that informing more people of the real life stories behind homelessness would require something to draw the eye. We needed to do something a bit different. We published our findings as a graphic novel.
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Continue ReadingQ & A: Market research for book proposals
Two questions were posed about how select the most appropriate publisher, and position the book in the market.
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Continue ReadingTen Counter-Intuitive Insights From an Academic Writing Coach
As a writing coach I sometimes find myself giving the same pointers and tips again and again. Over the years, I’ve grown accustomed to the raised eyebrows these tips can generate. They seem unconventional and counter intuitive. They’re often not received academic wisdom.
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Continue ReadingBook Review: Writing a Watertight Thesis: A Guide to Successful Structure and Defence
How you structure the thesis itself is only one part of the overall structure of your doctorate. In their new book, Mike Bottery and Nigel Wright discuss the importance of three different areas in which a good structure is crucial to your success…
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Continue ReadingShould You Graphically Illustrate Your Research?
If you research people, places and cultures that are represented in TV, film, social media, or the news, then it’s likely you’ve thought that popular culture misrepresents your work and the people that you speak to. Graphic novels, with their focus on character driven narratives, are able to communicate the rich lived experiences of all kinds of people to an outside audience.
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Continue ReadingTen Ways To Unstick Your Writing
Dr. Helen Kara offers practical tips to help get out of your writing rut.
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