A newsletter for academics who want writing to feel less like a crisis and more like a craft.

You’re pretty sure that everyone else has a secret syllabus on how to write a book, publish journal articles on the side, and still make it to faculty meetings on time. 

You keep thinking next week, next month (or god forbid, next year) is when you’ll finally figure out how to publish your next project. 

This monthly letter will help you navigate the hidden curriculum of academic publishing — without the overwhelm, gatekeeping, or late night spirals.

Maybe you’re…

  • Sick of traditional academic writing advice like: write everyday, submit before you’re ready, more signposting please.

  • Over feeling a rush of guilt every time someone asks, “How’s the book coming?”  

  • Tired of scrolling through your draft, rereading the same paragraph, and still not knowing what to do next. 

  • Afraid to admit you’re not even sure what your argument is anymore, let alone that you can’t quuuuitte figure out how to communicate it clearly on the page.

This monthly letter offers grounded, structured ways to reengage with your writing, plus regular advice from an experienced editor who regularly helps scholars get published. 

Through personal stories, reflections, and a framework that treats writing as a decision-making process, these letters will help you get unstuck and move toward the kind of draft that acquisition editors and peer reviewers will take seriously.

What you get when you subscribe…

  • The Evidence Inventory Exercise — a simple, powerful tool to organize your sources, build your argument, and identify what the gaps are so you can see the shape of your project without losing the big-picture. 

  • Behind-the-scenes dispatches on how real writing projects take shape, including reflections on what’s working, where they stall, and how I help authors like you move through the mess.

  • Creative solidarity from an editor-author who’s experienced the ups and downs of academic publishing first-hand and knows how to help you become the kind of writer who carries long projects to completion.

Ready for your first exercise?