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January 2024

Announcing a new initiative
All about Manuscript Works Author Support
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Laura Portwood-Stacer
It's ok to get help
Hello Manuscript Workers! I’ve been running Manuscript Works on my own for almost nine years now. That means that not only have I done all the editing…
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Laura Portwood-Stacer
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6 ways to sabotage your own book
Hello Manuscript Workers, Last week, I began working with a new group of scholarly authors in my Book Proposal Accelerator program. They’ve had lots of…
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Laura Portwood-Stacer
Conditions, not goals, for 2024
Take control of what you can actually control
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Laura Portwood-Stacer
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Last call for the Book Proposal Accelerator
Plus answers to FAQs about the program
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Laura Portwood-Stacer
What book publishers want
A checklist for scholars who want a book contract this year
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Laura Portwood-Stacer
Open now: the Book Proposal Accelerator
Here's a quiz to see if you should join it this month
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Laura Portwood-Stacer

December 2023

What didn't go as planned this year
Did anything go as planned this year??
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Laura Portwood-Stacer
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Write your book proposal with me in 2024
Or, power through it by the end of the year with a special offer for newsletter readers
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Laura Portwood-Stacer
A message to the dissertation-finishers
Here's what to do next (after you celebrate and rest)
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Laura Portwood-Stacer
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