Allison Van Deventer

Peaceful protest is as American as apple pie. The No Kings protests exemplify that tradition - for GOP leaders to come out and accuse them of hating America means the leadership must truly be terrified of the groundswell of righteous nonviolent anger they have unleashed.

Look, I get critiques of *how* someone conducts an interview.

But Wilson’s congregants include the Sec. of Defense, who invited a pastor in Wilson’s denomination to lead the first of a recurring worship service at the Pentagon.

If anything, it’s odd it took this long for outlets to interview him.

Here's a post from Katelyn about a topic of perennial interest to our workshop authors and my editing clients: when to write your book's introduction.

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Good luck!!! This framing can actually be pretty fun to play with--that's the premise of this book!

Another one is the If Everybody Did frame. (There's a cute kids' book about this, one fat-shaming example though). You want to spray the cleaner. What would happen If Everybody Did?

I don't know if this would help because our kids have different struggles, but we've had success with the Everyone Has a Job frame.

The teacher's job is to make sure everyone gets a turn with the iPad. If they don't do their job, they'll get in trouble with their boss, the principal.

Tree trunk with autumn leaves on the ground around it.

Revisions can be overwhelming, and I often encourage authors to rank revisions from "critical" to "if-there-is-time."

I also tell authors to write down three parts of the manuscript that make them proud because every manuscript has fantastic parts, too.

#AcademicSky #amediting #academia #writing

FYI happening this Thursday—free and open to all. Just click the link to register. Featuring @dwcongdon.com, @dawnd.bsky.social, and Alyssa Napier talking all things diss to book—what’s the diff b/w them, how to find a press/approach an editor, tips for proposal writing. Join us & spread the word!

We Are Not Fascists, and If You Call Us Fascists, We Will Arrest You President Trump had another successful week of what is already the greatest presidency of all time, and yet, the woke leftist mob continues to deli...

"There is nothing funny about calling me or Donald Trump a fascist, and if you do, we will ship you to Guantanamo."

And for an insightful discussion of the same topic, check out this podcast episode from @janejoann.bsky.social: rightprose.co/podcast/you-....

This sort of thing is DOABLE in a short-to-medium time frame. You'll be writing with a goal and a specific, friendly audience in mind. You'll be taking on a manageable task, and you'll be proving to yourself that you can produce messy work and survive.

When you do that, you're going to send it to a writing partner (or a developmental editor!) with these questions: "Do these sections make sense? What do you think of the argument? Which part of the analysis is your favorite?"

To "finish" it, you'd need six months and a writing retreat. But you don't need to finish it; you just need to get it ready for the next feedback point. So you set a goal: come up with set of section headings; tweak the arg't; fill a section with relevant paragraphs in an order that makes sense.

Instead of trying to FINISH your draft, focus on getting it "just good enough" to elicit some useful feedback.

For instance: let's say you have a chapter draft that's really just a pile of notes, some paragraphs from a conference paper, and a skeleton argument.

Authors of scholarly books: Are you struggling with perfectionism? Are you overwhelmed by the sheer number of things you have to do to finish your manuscript?

Here's @katelynknox.bsky.social with a suggestion: find a way to get regular, low-stakes feedback on your writing.

Selfie: I'm a white woman with a brown bob, smiling at the camera on a neighborhood street in suburban Massachusetts.

A bag of Skittles.

Did some door-knocking for our school committee candidate; engaged in some light political bribery (giving the 7yo Skittles per door knocked/opened)

That's FASCINATING! The only book I've read that gave me a vivid picture of the influenza pandemic was not a girls' book, but a middlebrow novel from the 1970s called a Woman of Independent Means: www.goodreads.com/book/show/34...

It's especially interesting because LMM doesn't shy away from using illness at other key points (Gilbert, Ruby Gillis, Emily of New Moon, Pat). And if I were searching for references to the Spanish flu in literature, I'd look at girl literature 1st (my friends and I have a whole theory about this!)

Under the Same Sky – Penn Press An ethnographic study of the everyday lives of religious minorities near Turkey’s border with SyriaHow do people coexist in a world shaped by longstanding ...

If you're in the US, use the code PENN-SAMESKY30 for a 30% discount: www.pennpress.org/978151282771.... If you're outside the Americas, order at www.combinedacademic.co.uk and use the discount code CSPENN30 at checkout. (2/2)

cover image of Under the Same Sky: Everyday Politics of Religious Difference in Southern Turkey by Seçil Daǧtaş. The cover shows a painting of crowd of people, many with pink shadows.

Congratulations to Seçil Daǧtaş, an early alum of The Dissertation-to-Book Workbook, whose timely and beautiful book "Under the Same Sky: Everyday Politics of Religious Difference in Southern Turkey" is out from the University of Pennsylvania Press! (1/2)

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Responding to a surge of unlawful ICE activity in Somerville On its face, this appears to be a textbook case of racial profiling. The agents acknowledged their target was here lawfully, but they arrest him anyways — because, they said, he "fit the description o...

This has a bunch of info about ICE kidnappings in Somerville. The quote that stands out to me is an agent saying, the person "fit the description of the problem we are here to address." Abolish ICE isn't a radical idea, it is a survival imperative for the nation

Workshop: How to Connect with Scholarly Publishers Acquiring editors want to meet authors and hear about their book projects. But how and when should you reach out and what should you say? This free workshop from Laura Portwood-Stacer of Manuscript Wo...

I’m giving a free workshop *today* on how to connect with editors at scholarly publishers. Let’s take some anxiety out of this first step so you don’t let fear or confusion about norms keep you from moving forward with publishing your book

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Judge Young: "This case ... squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally 'yes, they do.' 'No law' means 'no law.'"

Maria Teresa Nagel, the school committee candidate I'm supporting, was just endorsed by Run for Something!

I'm knocking on doors, texting my friends, bringing brownies to the meet-and-greet, stopping to chat with neighbors—and it feels so good to focus on connection and laughter and alliances.

A Formula for Titles Welcome to TEA Delivered, the newsletter of The Editorial Ally (TEA)!

Crafting titles is hard for a lot of authors, but understanding one of the standard title formats in academic writing can make the process more manageable.

In today's TEA Delivered, I demystify the Concept: Topic format.

#AcademicSky #amediting #writing #academia
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Today, as the shutdown of the US government draws closer, I'd just like to express my gratitude for the program officers, scientific review officers, and other employees of US granting agencies (1/2).

The 5th and 6th-grade boys’ soccer team is scrimmaging while singing “Golden” and I just heard someone throw in “Gonna be gonna be 6-7”

This is the second major case like this in my county. The first was in May when agents used a woman's infant grandchild as bait and the local police body slammed her 16 year old daughter, and following those arrests her 13 year old daughter has been missing since July. This violence is boundless.

'Masked, menacing' DHS agents abducted Somerville man, state rep. says Three people in Somerville have been detained by ICE this week, according to reports and state Rep. Mike Connolly.

Trump and ICE are terrorizing Black & brown families, abducting our neighbors off the street, & putting our constituents at risk.

For folks like Luiz and so many others, my office will continue conducting oversight & standing with our immigrant neighbors.
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Anyone who votes to end birthright citizenship as it is understood now, in defiance of clear law and the tradition they claim to value?

They are voting to create a permanent underclass of rightness, stateless people in the United States. They are voting to bring back slavery.