Dear fellow writer,
Welcome to Swordswings, my monthly podcast series for writers in motion. These recordings are intended for you to listen to when you’re moving around — which is a great way to get your writing moving as well.
Today’s episode is excerpted from my 2023 WriteSPACE Special Event featuring three books from Princeton University Press on workplace writing, grant writing, and book proposal writing, respectively. My own book Writing with Pleasure had recently been published as part of PUP’s Skills for Scholars series, and I was eager to do something collaborative with other writers working in the same field.
In this 35-minute extract, you’ll hear from three fabulous PUP authors:
- about her book Writing on the Job, a slick guide to professional writing, from emails and slide decks to proposals and cover letters;
- about The Book Proposal Book, an essential resource for crafting a compelling scholarly book proposal;
Betty Lai about The Grant Writing Guide, a wonderful tool for researchers at any stage of their academic career.
There’s also a brief cameo from Matt Rohal, the acquisitions editor for Princeton University Press who helped bring these books into being.
The full 2-hour video of this event — which includes an interactive workshop featuring exercises from each of these three books — is available to WriteSPACE members in the Videos section of their WriteSPACE or WS Studio Library.
Writing with Pleasure
Writing with Pleasure is on sale right now, but only until the end of May! Learn how to reframe your negative emotions about writing, reclaim your positive ones, and bring passion and pleasure to everything you write. Take 50% off the regular price from Princeton University Press with the discount code BLOOM50. Learn more and order here.
The Structure Catalyst
Speaking of skills for scholars: my new six-week Structure Catalyst is now in full swing, but there’s still time to join the fun! You’ll get lifetime access to the course materials, so you can catch up at your own pace and return to refresh your structural skills year after year. This highly engaging and interactive course runs from May 17 - June 26, with discounts for WriteSPACE members and Catalyst alumni. Learn more and enroll here.
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Kia pai tō koutou rā (have a great day) — and keep on writing!
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Books by WriteSPACE founder Helen Sword
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