Welcome to Academic Writing Club!
Academic Writing Club was created to share free resources for academic authors, particularly first-generation or emerging scholars who need additional support. Here you’ll find short articles and videos on how to improve your academic writing. If you’re ready to take your academic writing to the next level, join our Writing Club to enjoy timely updates and discounts on paid services and courses!
Explainer Articles
How do you network with the “wizards” of academia? In this article explainer, I suggest four ways to make connections with people who can advance your career.
How do you contact a university press editor about a book project? In this explainer article, I’ll tell you who to contact and what to ask for.
Why might academic authors want to crowdfund and self-publish a book? In this article, I reflect on my experience funding a book with Kickstarter and then going deeper into academic publishing. The decision depends on your professional goals and interest in doing it all yourself.
Podcast Episodes
This week I talk about my love of precise definitions and why they support academic writing.
This week I interview Charisse L'Pree, author of "Diversity and Satire: Laughing at Processes of Marginalization" about her productive relationships with teaching, publishing, and public communication through podcasts.
An argument makes a piece of academic writing more than just a set of data and claims. In this podcast, I talk about how to strengthen your argument by drawing on the Toulmin Model of argumentation.
Do you find yourself getting lost in your ideas? Try an outline! In this video, I discuss this low-tech way to organize your argument.