by Katie | Oct 20, 2020 | Freelance Academic, Journalism, Writing and Publishing
This new column tackles the issues that higher ed workers (and many others) face when they want to try writing for the public: in magazines, on social media, and more. How do you get started? What are the risks involved? (There are risks? Yes.) How do you write for...
by Katie | Sep 13, 2020 | Disability, Parenting, Writing and Publishing
:: You can choose to write nothing about your kids, which is a fine choice, or you can write about your kids with utter kindness, respect, and gratitude. And even then, you must be careful. I have a deadline looming for my monthly column about motherhood, and I hit a...
by Katie | Apr 20, 2020 | Disability, Essay, Parenting, Writing and Publishing
:: But to say there is no sustained time to work because my kids are at home is to leave off half of the problem. The other half is out there, in the unidentified place where the terror lies. *** It’s odd, the way public writing about “productivity”...
by Katie | Nov 2, 2019 | Writing and Publishing
:: Identifying strengths and delegating jobs is mission critical. It is arguably the entire point of an author co-op. It is where the magic happens. I give talks about publishing, a lot. As an editor of a traditional small press, I’m happy to do this work....
by Katie | Sep 19, 2019 | Essay, Lady Issues, Writing and Publishing
:: A few thoughts about what it means to work as a writer and in publishing, and to speak out as a woman, and to come from a family that has some money or a family with none, and to have good intentions and to fail to communicate those intentions, and the consequences...
by Katie | Jun 16, 2019 | Freelance Academic, My Books, Writing and Publishing
:: Most of the time, like most writers, I work alone and wonder if what I do matters. That’s why launch parties and book events are so important. They remind us that there are people at the other end of our words. 💐💐💐 On Monday, June 3,...