#ideasonfire — Public Fediverse posts

When your indexer sends you that first index draft, it can be thrilling to see for the first time how readers conceptualize your book.

Here is what to look for in an index draft and how to address any changes you may want your indexer to make.

https://ideasonfire.net/reviewing-your-index-draft/

#Indexing #AcademicPublishing #GenderStudies #QueerStudies #IdeasOnFire #EthnicStudies #TransgenderStudies #BlackStudies #LatinxStudies #ProfessorLife

📚 If you're a scholar looking for the right university press for your first book, finding one that really gets your work and can help it succeed makes all the difference.

Here is what to look for in publishers and how to find the one that is the best champion for your first book. https://ideasonfire.net/choosing-academic-book-publisher/

#AcademicPublishing #ScholarlyPublishing #IdeasOnFire #TenureTrack #FirstBook

An index is the map that lets readers navigate a book and ultimately use it in their own work. A scholarly book in any field benefits enormously from having a great index. But for interdisciplinary books in particular, a great index isn’t just “nice to have”—it’s imperative.

https://ideasonfire.net/interdisciplinary-index/

#Interdisciplinarity #ScholarlyPublishing #IdeasOnFire #GenderStudies #QueerStudies #EthnicStudies #DisabilityStudies #TransgenderStudies #MediaStudies #LatinxStudies #BlackStudies #FeministStudies

In the current #AcademicPublishing climate, authors are expected to do most of their own book promotion. But what if you tend toward introversion?

If words like “marketing” or “promotion” make you anxious, check out our strategies to get the word out about your great new book in ways that feel authentic to the ways you like to connect with others. https://ideasonfire.net/book-promotion-for-introverts/

#BookMarketing #AcademicBookMarketing #ScholarlyPublishing #IdeasOnFire #AcademicBookPromotion #Introverts #BookPublishing

If you suffer from conference presentation stage fright, you’re not alone. On the IoF blog, Sara Bernstein shares techniques she’s learned as both a public speaking instructor and frequent presentation giver. They’ll help you manage your nerves and deliver a great presentation.

https://ideasonfire.net/conference-presentation-stage-fright

#AcademicResearch #GradSchoolLife #PhDLife #AcademicConference #ConferenceKeynotes #IdeasOnFire #PublicSpeaking #PublicSpeakingTips

Interdisciplinary academics are often trying to balance the language and conventions of so many fields that our own writing voice can get subsumed. If you’re feeling disconnected from your #WritingGoals this year, it might be a good time to think about getting back in touch with your writing voice.

https://ideasonfire.net/rediscovering-your-writing-voice/

#Writing #AmWriting #AcademicPublishing #IdeasOnFire #WritingTips #WritingHelp #DissertationWriting #PhDLife #WritingVoice

A solid #ProjectManagement system is one of the best ways to avoid stress. But it takes time to figure out what will work best for you. On our blog, we have tips on building a project management system that fits your real, messy, embodied & awesome life.

https://ideasonfire.net/project-management-for-real-life/?utm_content=bufferc3dcb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

#AcademicLife #ProfessorLife #Organization #GradSchool #PhDLife #PhDChat #IdeasOnFire

It’s not too late to create your own self-care plan for the semester. Mapping out a self-care plan can help you find balance, prioritize rest, and cultivate your energy as you juggle community, work, health, and more.

Read Alexandra Sastre’s strategies for making a plan you can stick with. https://ideasonfire.net/self-care-plan/?utm_content=bufferc925c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

#SelfCare #NewYear #HigherEducation #ProfessorLife #GradSchool #PhD #PhDLife #IdeasOnFire

“What does it mean for technologies that are built for short-term use, real-time updates, and perpetual refresh to broker individual and collective legacies?” Listen to Tamara Kneese @tamigraph explain on the latest episode of Imagine Otherwise

https://ideasonfire.net/157-tamara-kneese

#TamaraKneese #ImagineOtherwise #IdeasOnFire #DeathGlitch #MediaStudies #DigitalStudies #InternetStudies #CulturalStudies #STS #IoFAuthors #IoFAuthor #NCA2023

🎙️New Imagine Otherwise episode alert! We dive into the relationship between Big Tech and mortality.

Host Cathy Hannabach interviews media scholar Tamara Kneese @tamigraph about her new Yale University Press book Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in This Life and Beyond.

https://ideasonfire.net/157-tamara-kneese

#TamaraKneese #ImagineOtherwise #IdeasOnFire #DeathGlitch #MediaStudies #DigitalStudies #InternetStudies #CulturalStudies #STS #IoFAuthors #IoFAuthor #NCA2023