1. Find Your Match
· So that’s five or six years to revise your dissertation into a book, write and revise a book proposal, and submit that book proposal to presses. That time also encompasses the time it takes for presses to review the proposal, decide whether they want to see a full manuscript, and request your full manuscript · The first concrete step in the process of going from dissertation to book is to organize your research in a way that’s accessible to a broader, non-academic audience. Create a Proposal Most nonfiction books are sold to a publisher before they’re completely written. Usually, this means submitting a proposal along with two or three chapters If you answered YES to at least 2 of the questions above, please do write directly to KellerMedia (at) gmail (dot) com. In your subject line, please write “Academic Author” and we will give your project unique and immediate attention. Attaching your dissertation or journal article is optional. Posted in For Authors by Wendy Keller
Step 2: Identify competing books
· Publishing with different authors shows that you can work across research groups and universities and that you are ready to reach out into the world. 3. Remember that not all papers are born equal Some papers will roll out from your dissertation in · The first concrete step in the process of going from dissertation to book is to organize your research in a way that’s accessible to a broader, non-academic audience. Create a Proposal Most nonfiction books are sold to a publisher before they’re completely written. Usually, this means submitting a proposal along with two or three chapters If you answered YES to at least 2 of the questions above, please do write directly to KellerMedia (at) gmail (dot) com. In your subject line, please write “Academic Author” and we will give your project unique and immediate attention. Attaching your dissertation or journal article is optional. Posted in For Authors by Wendy Keller
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· Publishing with different authors shows that you can work across research groups and universities and that you are ready to reach out into the world. 3. Remember that not all papers are born equal Some papers will roll out from your dissertation in · So that’s five or six years to revise your dissertation into a book, write and revise a book proposal, and submit that book proposal to presses. That time also encompasses the time it takes for presses to review the proposal, decide whether they want to see a full manuscript, and request your full manuscript · How to Turn your Dissertation into a Book 1. Find Your Match. The process of revising a dissertation goes hand-in-hand with the search for the right publishing 2. Build your Confidence. Once you decided on which press
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· So that’s five or six years to revise your dissertation into a book, write and revise a book proposal, and submit that book proposal to presses. That time also encompasses the time it takes for presses to review the proposal, decide whether they want to see a full manuscript, and request your full manuscript · It’s in the nature of the task that you only do it once, so I can’t claim to be an expert. To turn my dissertation into a book, I added one chapter, substantially rewrote the introduction, and revised the whole. I get the sense this is on the lighter end of the scale. (By ‘book’ I mean a scholarly monograph · The first concrete step in the process of going from dissertation to book is to organize your research in a way that’s accessible to a broader, non-academic audience. Create a Proposal Most nonfiction books are sold to a publisher before they’re completely written. Usually, this means submitting a proposal along with two or three chapters
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· Publishing with different authors shows that you can work across research groups and universities and that you are ready to reach out into the world. 3. Remember that not all papers are born equal Some papers will roll out from your dissertation in · How to Turn your Dissertation into a Book 1. Find Your Match. The process of revising a dissertation goes hand-in-hand with the search for the right publishing 2. Build your Confidence. Once you decided on which press · So here are The Professor’s Top Five Tips for Turning your Dissertation into a Book. 1) Write the dissertation as a book to begin with. Write from day one with a wide market of undergraduates in mind. You want the book to be assigned as a text in undergraduate courses in your field. Write it so those undergraduates can read blogger.comted Reading Time: 6 mins
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