TIFU … or 11 years ago, and I survived. So I promised that my first post in this series would be of a piece of work with which I now disagree. It is – it is about my first book … Continue reading
25 Dec 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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Tag Archives: professional development
17 Dec 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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Why TIFU?
So why a series of posts on a political science blog called TIFU (inspired by the subreddit of the same name)? I, and others, have written about failure recently (in a liberal, failure-conscious definition of recently), inspired both by everyday life … Continue reading
1 May 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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Do You Ever Feel Afraid? And Other Questions about Failure
I was a guest in an undergraduate class this week, and the students got to ask me questions, both about my work and about how I do my job. I received a number of questions, but one student’s question made … Continue reading
27 Apr 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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On Request: Marketing Your Book
So you’ve written a book, and gotten someone to publish it, you’re done, right? It turns out that, though it depends on the professional incentives around your particular situation, in general, no, you’re not nearly done. You have just started … Continue reading
26 Apr 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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So Book Prospectuses Aren’t Anonymous …
The first time I sent a book prospectus out for review, I didn’t actually know that prospectuses are non-anonymously reviewed. When I got three (generally positive) revises back, I was kind of taken aback that each of them included an … Continue reading
10 Apr 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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Writing a (Kick-Ass) Book Prospectus
Whether it is your first book or your tenth, books start at prospectuses. Ok, that’s the first lie I’ve told you. Selling your book starts at the prospectus. But your book idea, and your book description, should not start at a prospectus. … Continue reading
31 Mar 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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What to Look for In a Publisher (and a Contract)
(cross-posted at Bombs and Dollars) About a week ago, I posted about book publishing in academia. I’ve gotten responses from a number of people, both interested in more information and happy for the first post. If its useful to even one … Continue reading
26 Mar 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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The Ugly Truth(s) About Book Publishing
So a number of people at ISA asked me about the mechanics of book publishing, and how it differs from journal publishing. Since I’ve increasingly been thinking about turning this professional-development-advice-thing into a trade book, I figured this was the … Continue reading
1 Jan 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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Ten things I’m going to keep doing in 2016
Amid all of the wishes for a Happy New Year on Facebook and Twitter were hundreds of resolutions. Resolutions are an implicit reflection on what we could have done better in 2015 – the mistakes we made and shortcomings we … Continue reading
18 Sep 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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Taking Editing Seriously
When I first applied to edit a journal, it was in part about thinking that I would really enjoy some of the tasks – reading submissions and reviews, putting together issues, and engaging with cutting edge work in the field. … Continue reading