Ep. 52: The Trick to Finding the Right Publisher (with Dr. Laura Portwood-Stacer)

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Do you ever wish someone could just tell you exactly how to find the right publisher for your book? As academic writers, we sometimes tend to make things a lot more complicated than they need to be. In this first-ever guest episode of the podcast, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Dr. Laura Portwood-Stacer, a developmental editor and publishing consultant. Laura and I discussed the practicalities of navigating the book publishing process and finding the best press for a manuscript.

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