Full-on happy misty-eyed over this week’s Picard. ππ»πΊ
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Learn how to revise and you will produce a better first book. Remember it and you will enjoy writing the books to follow.
William Germano, From Dissertation to Book
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Revision is unromantic, time-consuming, tiring. It is also the only way to make one’s writing better.
William Germano, From Dissertation to Book
π Read Subjectivity and Reflexivity: An Introduction by Franz Breuer, Katja Mruck & Wolff-Michael Roth (Forum: Qualitative Social Research).
A quick introduction to a pair of special issues. Interested to see how the conversation’s advanced.
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Writing isn’t a record of your thinking. It is your thinking.
William Germano, From Dissertation to Book
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Revision is a job for optimists.
William Germano, From Dissertation to Book
The Barbie Selfie Generator is pretty fun.
Hey Internet! I’m interested in your perceptions. What are my superpowers? What are my areas of expertise?
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…the operating instructions of scholarly publishing rarely form a part of graduate training…
William Germano, From Dissertation to Book
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Write everything you want published as if there are people who make decisions and work within limited budgetsβtheir checkbooks, or their libraries’ acquisition budgets.
William Germano, From Dissertation to Book