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Book publishing advice for academic authors from consultant and developmental editor Laura Portwood-Stacer, PhD, of ManuscriptWorks.com. My newsletter has moved to a new platform: please subscribe at newsletter.manuscriptworks.com instead of on Substack.

About Laura Portwood-Stacer

Publishing consultant and developmental editor for academic authors. Author of The Book Proposal Book (Princeton University Press, 2021).

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