Scholars & Writers

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We help academics write better, think bigger, and reach further. Occasional thoughts on writing, research, and the academic life from Anne (early modern lit) and Daniela (20th c. history). At home in #academicsky and #publicscholarship.

Daniela's headshot and 2 paragraphs: I love helping writers figure out what their book is all about––and shape those arguments into a compelling book proposal. But I like the fine-grained work too: sharpening ideas, clarifying structure, and polishing language. Favourite services: Book Proposals, Book Development, Developmental Editing. “Read good fiction. It sounds obvious, but for overextended people, the case for it isn't self-evident. Reading fiction retrains our besieged attention. It reminds us to orient the reader before launching into interpretation. In good fiction, information arrives when it can be absorbed and when it matters.”
gif of Hilary Duff saying "It's time for me to write my next chapter"
grassy garden with large tree and several flourishing bushes with the college in the background
bookshelf display of colofulr notebooks
mountain with a sign that says "goal" at the top. Heat and brain characters are struggling at the bottom under a large rock that says "self doubt." Brain says "Maybe it would be easier if we put this down."
late evening sky: love half in the treeline above houses and the upper half is a pink and blue sunset
afternoon tea food arranged on 3 tires: sandwiches, savoury pastries, cakes and sweet pastries on top
several sheep eating in a field, one stops and looks straight ahead at the camera
Van reads "Writers Cleaning Service." Man stands on doorstep of house talking to another man: "The process is simple: you tell me to get some writing done and then, to avoid getting started, I clean your whole house."