Laura Portwood-Stacer, PhD (she/her)

@lportwoodstacer

Editor & consultant for academic authors. Advice on publishing at . THE BOOK PROPOSAL BOOK : .

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    Jan 2

    Here’s what you’ll need to prepare if you want to pitch yr academic book project to a publisher this year: 1. A working title for the book. Don’t worry, you can change it later. 2. A project description or overview. Summarize your main argument, how you prove it, why it matters

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  2. 24 hours ago

    I’d heard from other Jeopardy contestants that some partners can be jealous and unsupportive after one goes on the show My spouse, who is the best, texted me this:

    A still of Steve Carell from Anchorman saying I Love Lamp, but lamp is crossed out and replaced with Champ
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  3. Mar 5

    As for Journey, let me paraphrase the great Keke Palmer and say, sorry to this band

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  4. Mar 5

    I’d like to express my gratitude to everyone on Twitter for collectively refraining from sending me this gif. Appreciate you, fam 🙏🏻

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  5. Mar 5

    This was the point in the game when my soul left my body and I was just trying to hang on until the end 😅

    This category is for all the fans – even if the contestants avoided it!
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  6. Mar 5

    Really glad someone appreciated this tbh

    Laura on ’s questions are actually questions with her inflections.
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    Mar 5

    Catch alumna Laura Portwood-Stacer on ! tonight as she tries to dethrone the current champion. Good luck, !

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  8. Mar 5

    Media studies folks — you need to preorder this book, especially if you’re interested in the material conditions of TV & film consumption! I loved working on it with bc it took me back to my TV studies roots 📺 💖

    Look what showed up just in time for cocktail hour last night! The Stuff of Spectatorship will be available through UC Press and other booksellers on April 6. If you'd like to pre-order, use source code 17M6662 to save 30% at
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  9. Mar 5

    Click through that link to see one of my most awkward photos of all time. Bc of social distancing we couldn’t stand too close to the host (I can’t blame social distancing for not knowing what to do with my hands though)

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  10. Mar 5

    A little Jeopardy publicity, as a treat. (You better believe I took the opportunity to plug my book, 😁)

    Author from Michigan looks to dethrone ‘Jeopardy’ champion tonight
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  11. Mar 4

    Yes! When I say this I literally want to know if what I said actually landed and felt helpful

    What if I told you “Does that make sense?” isn’t me being insecure, it’s the nicest possible way to say “Do you understand?” and leaves the conversation more open for discussion.
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    Mar 4

    Tune in to this Friday to catch PUP author on the episode!

    Me standing on the Jeopardy set
    The past year has been so rough for so many. It feels hard to celebrate the good things sometimes but this is one pretty great thing that I’ve been excited to share: I’m gonna be on this Friday (March 5th), y’all!!!!!
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  13. Mar 4

    Can confirm that the chit-chat segment is the most intimidating part of the whole experience (at least for me). I will be watching through my fingers tomorrow night!!

    Well, the timing is extremely weird, but I have a Jeopardy audition tomorrow?? Pretty certain I will do fine on the trivia questions and bomb the “chit-chat with Alex” portion 😬
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  14. Mar 4

    And those books you’re seeing everywhere? Their authors are EVERYWHERE, putting a ton of labor into promotion (which may or may not be financially remunerated). If that’s not where you want to put your efforts as a scholar, that’s ok

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  15. Mar 4

    I think that scholars see prominent examples of books their colleagues are writing that are crossing over and mistakenly think that’s the kind of book they have to write. It’s just that these examples are super visible (by definition!), not that they’re the norm

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  16. Mar 4

    And, again, it’s ok if you’re mostly writing for academics. Find a press that’s looking for that & just be clear about who your book is for

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  17. Mar 4

    If you think u want to write a trade or crossover book (I.e. one that yr press will try to sell to nonacademic readers), make sure yr reading lots of books like that. Immerse yourself in their pitch & scope. You’ll gain a new perspective on what “accessible” & “interesting” mean

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  18. Mar 4

    Not every scholarly book is destined to be a trade/crossover book. Not every press is expecting that. Don’t feel like you have to sell that in your proposal if it’s not your vision for your book (and it’s not realistic)

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  19. Mar 4

    As usual, this Q&A is for ppl to ask any questions that may have arisen since completing the Accelerator. Anything is fair game. Navigating editors, peer review, offers, etc.

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  20. Mar 4

    I’m doing a scholarly book publishing Q&A via Zoom on Friday, just for alums of the Book Proposal Accelerator. If you’ve done the Accelerator at any point in the past, you should have received an email with details. (Let me know if you didn’t!)

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  21. Mar 3

    If you’re looking to change up your usual font, made this useful comparison sheet with some of the options people suggested in my earlier thread (I’m going with Iowan Old Style and Century Schoolbook, personally)

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    Sooo I got pretty into this:
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