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Explanation Points is a curated collection of disciplinary knowledge and advice for publishing in rhetoric and composition. Covering a variety of topics in an approachable, conversational tone, the book demonstrates how writing faculty from diverse career trajectories and institutions produce, prepare, edit, revise, and publish scholarship.
 
Rhetoric and composition is a uniquely democratic field, made of a group of scholars who, rather than competing with one another, lift each other up and work together to move the field forward. This lively, engaging, story-anchored book offers advice from a range of authors—including emeritus faculty, prolific authors, and early career researchers. Organized by various stages in the writing and publishing process, Explanation Points presents the advice shared between colleagues, passed along from professor to student, or offered online in abbreviated tweets and updates.
 
The best advice book on writing and publishing in the field, Explanation Points is a useful resource for rhetoric and composition scholars including faculty, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students; writing center administrators, staff, and consultants; graduate pratica and seminars; writing workshop classes; and editors, associate editors, assistant editors, and other academic journal staff.
 
Contributors:
Tim Amidon, Chris Anson, Nancy G. Barron, Ellen Barton, Michael Baumann, Steve Bernhardt, Kristine L. Blair, David Blakesley, Lynn Z. Bloom, Marcia Bost, James Brown, Amber Buck, Rebecca Burnett, Joyce Carter, Kate Comer, Janice Cools, Marilyn Cooper, Craig Cotich, Ellen Cushman, Gabriel Cutrufello, Courtney Danforth, Sid Dobrin, William Duffy, Norbert Elliot, Jessica Enoch, Doug Eyman, Michael Faris, Jenn Fishman, Linda Flower, Brenda Glasscot, Laura Gonzales, Jeffrey T. Grabill, Laurie Gries, Bump Halbritter, Joseph Harris, Byron Hawk, Douglas Hesse, Troy Hicks, Bruce Horner, Asao Inoue, Darin L. Jensen, Erin Jensen, Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Gesa E. Kirsch, Sarah Kornfield, Ashanka Kumari, Christina M. LaVecchia, Donna LeCourt, Barbara L’Eplattenier, Heather Lettner-Rust, Justin Lewis, Julie Lindquist, Tara Lockhart, Andrea Abernethy Lunsford, Katie Manthey, Lisa Mastrangelo, Ben McCorkle, Heidi McKee, Cruz Medina, Laura R. Micciche, Holly Middleton, Lilian Mina, Janine Morris, Joan Mullin, Kim Hensley Owens, Jason Palmeri, Mike Palmquist, Steve Parks, Juli Parrish, Staci Perryman-Clark, Mya Poe, Jacqueline Rhodes, Jeff Rice, Jim Ridolfo, Shirley K Rose, Stuart A. Selber, Jody Shipka, Naomi Silver, Ryan Skinnell, Trixie Long Smith, Kyle Stedman, Patrick Sullivan, Carrie Strand Tebeau, Christie Toth, John Trimbur, Chris Warnick, Kathleen Blake Yancey

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title, Copyright, Dedication
  2. pp. i-vi
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-xvi
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  1. Introduction
  2. John R. Gallagher and Dànielle Nicole DeVoss
  3. pp. 3-10
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  1. Section 1. Getting Started: Inventing, Brainstorming, and Managing
  1. 1. Love, Beauty, and Truth: On Finding a Dissertation Topic
  2. Lynn Z. Bloom
  3. pp. 13-16
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  1. 2. Sit Down and Write, Get Up and Move
  2. Gesa E. Kirsch
  3. pp. 17-20
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  1. 3. Double Dipping
  2. Andrea Abernethy Lunsford
  3. pp. 21-24
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  1. 4. The Importance of Stories
  2. Nancy G. Barrón
  3. pp. 25-27
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  1. 5. Overcoming the Clinandrium Conundrum
  2. Carrie Strand Tebeau
  3. pp. 28-31
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  1. 6. You Can Do That in Rhetoric and Composition
  2. Byron Hawk
  3. pp. 32-34
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  1. 7. What's Interesting? Originality and Its Discontents
  2. John Trimbur
  3. pp. 35-37
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  1. 8. Start with What You Know
  2. Ashanka Kumari
  3. pp. 38-40
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  1. 9. Believe in Yourself and in Your Ability to Join Public and Scholarly Conversations
  2. Heidi A. McKee
  3. pp. 41-44
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  1. 10. Refine Your Rhetorical Exigence
  2. Naomi Silver
  3. pp. 45-48
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  1. 11. Be a Content Strategist
  2. Michael J. Faris
  3. pp. 49-52
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  1. 12. Storyboarding Your Writing Projects
  2. Chris M. Anson
  3. pp. 53-56
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  1. 13. Invention and Arrangement while Driving: Writing for the Commute
  2. Jim Ridolfo
  3. pp. 57-59
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  1. 14. Chip Away
  2. Cruz Medina
  3. pp. 60-61
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  1. 15. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Research Hour
  2. Ellen Barton
  3. pp. 62-65
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  1. 16. Keeping with and Thinking Through: On Maintaining a Daily Work Log
  2. Jody Shipka
  3. pp. 66-68
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  1. 17. Timing Matters: Focus on Achievable Tasks
  2. Michael Baumann
  3. pp. 69-71
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  1. 18. A WPA/First-Time Mom's Guide to Producing the First Book for Tenure
  2. Staci Perryman-Clark
  3. pp. 72-76
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  1. 19. Community Writing: From Classroom to Workplace and Back
  2. Stephen A. Bernhardt
  3. pp. 77-81
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  1. 20. Not a Draft but Materials
  2. Joseph Harris
  3. pp. 82-83
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  1. 21. You Will Not Be Able to Stay Home: Quantitative Research in Writing Studies
  2. Norbert Elliot
  3. pp. 84-89
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  1. 22. Practicing WHIMSY /
  2. Jenn Fishman
  3. pp. 90-95
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  1. 23. Trust the Process
  2. Kathleen Blake Yancey
  3. pp. 96-100
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  1. Section 2. Getting Feedback: Sharing Drafts, Collaborating, and (Re)Developing
  1. 24. Writing Is/as Communal
  2. Trixie G. Smith
  3. pp. 103-106
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  1. 25. Publishing as a PhD Student by Building Knowledge across Communities
  2. Laura Gonzales
  3. pp. 107-110
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  1. 26. If You Are Going to Collaborate: Three Considerations
  2. Joan Mullin
  3. pp. 111-115
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  1. 27. From Chapter to Article with Collaborative Planning
  2. Linda Flower
  3. pp. 116-119
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  1. 28. What's the Way In? Some Lessons and Considerations about Inventing as a Collaborative Team, from a Collaborative Team
  2. Julie Lindquist and Bump Halbritter
  3. pp. 120-127
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  1. 29. Planning the Perfect Heist: On the Importance of Assembling a Team of Specialists in Your Writing Group
  2. Ben McCorkle
  3. pp. 128-130
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  1. 30. "Okay, Your Turn": A Dialogue on Collaboration and Editing
  2. Kyle D. Stedman and Courtney S. Danforth
  3. pp. 131-134
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  1. 31. Conference to Publication Pipeline: Making Work Work for You
  2. Katie Manthey
  3. pp. 135-137
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  1. 32. Be Open to Feedback: Separate Yourself from Your Writing
  2. Janice Cools
  3. pp. 138-139
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  1. 33. Embrace the Opposition
  2. Asao B. Inoue
  3. pp. 140-144
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  1. 34. To Heed or Not to Heed: Evaluating Advice
  2. Marcia Bost
  3. pp. 145-148
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  1. 35. Feedback from Two Sides
  2. Amber Buck
  3. pp. 149-151
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  1. 36. The When of Submitting and Publication
  2. John R. Gallagher and Dànielle Nicole DeVoss
  3. pp. 152-154
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  1. Section 3. Finding a Foothold: Identifying Audiences, Targeting Presses, and Situating Scholarly Fit
  1. 37. Be Brave and Be Bold
  2. Shirley Rose
  3. pp. 157-160
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  1. 38. Queer/ed Research: Disrupting the Unending Conversation
  2. Jacqueline Rhodes
  3. pp. 161-165
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  1. 39. Remixing the Dissertation
  2. Jason Palmeri
  3. pp. 166-169
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  1. 40. Read the Journals, Then Move the Field
  2. Kristine Blair
  3. pp. 170-173
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  1. 41. Listen for a While, Then Put in Your O(a)r
  2. David Blakesley
  3. pp. 174-176
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  1. 42. Locate First, Invent Second
  2. William Duffy
  3. pp. 177-179
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  1. 43. Selecting a Journal
  2. Erin Jensen
  3. pp. 180-183
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  1. 44. It's All about Fit: Finding Your Particular Publication
  2. Kathryn Comer
  3. pp. 184-187
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  1. 45. What's the Payoff?
  2. Marilyn M. Cooper
  3. pp. 188-190
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  1. 46. Achieving Visibility through Strategic Publication
  2. Christie Toth and Darin L. Jensen
  3. pp. 191-194
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  1. 47. U Can Haz Fair Use!
  2. Timothy R. Amidon
  3. pp. 195-198
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  1. 48. Open or Closed? Observations on Open-Access Publishers
  2. Mike Palmquist
  3. pp. 199-205
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  1. 49. Text/Design/Code: Advice on Developing and Producing a Scholarly Webtext
  2. Douglas Eyman
  3. pp. 206-209
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  1. 50. Speak to Others as You Would Like Them to Speak to You
  2. Craig Cotich
  3. pp. 210-213
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  1. 51. Read Like a Writer, Write for Your Reader
  2. Troy Hicks
  3. pp. 214-218
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  1. 52. Editing Texts, Editing Careers
  2. Johndan Johnson-Eilola and Stuart A. Selber
  3. pp. 219-222
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  1. 53. Creating a Conversation in the Field through Editing
  2. Mya Poe
  3. pp. 223-226
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  1. Section 4. Getting (More and Different Types of) Feedback: Navigating Reviewers and Understanding Editorial Responses
  1. 54. Coming to Terms with the Inevitability of Epic Failure; or, Once More unto the Breach
  2. Ryan Skinnell
  3. pp. 229-232
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  1. 55. Rejection: It's Not the Last Step
  2. Heather Lettner-Rust
  3. pp. 233-235
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  1. 56. "I Am Recommending That the Editor Reject This Submission"
  2. Patrick Sullivan
  3. pp. 236-240
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  1. 57. Pester Editors Politely
  2. James J. Brown Jr.
  3. pp. 241-243
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  1. 58. From Editors with Love . . . or Maybe Not so Much!
  2. Lilian W. Mina
  3. pp. 244-246
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  1. 59. What's the Way Forward? Some Lessons and Considerations about Revising from Feedback as a Collaborative Team, from a Collaborative Team
  2. Bump Halbritter and Julie Lindquist
  3. pp. 247-255
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  1. 60. Don't Take Editorial Advice - Use It
  2. Bruce Horner
  3. pp. 256-258
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  1. 61. Revise and Resubmit! But How?
  2. Sarah Kornfield
  3. pp. 259-262
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  1. 62. From Resistance to Revision: Staging a Response to a "Revise and Resubmit"
  2. Jessica Enoch
  3. pp. 263-266
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  1. 63. Prioritizing Reviewer Comments for a "Revise and Resubmit" Request
  2. Gabriel Cutrufello
  3. pp. 267-270
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  1. 64. Managing Reviewer and Editorial Feedback
  2. Rebecca E. Burnett
  3. pp. 271-273
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  1. 65. Investigate, Target, Implement, Persevere: Understanding the Academic Publishing Process through Editors' Eyes
  2. Tara Lockhart, Brenda Glascott, Justin Lewis, Holly Middleton, Juli Parrish, and Chris Warnick
  3. pp. 274-279
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  1. 66. From Fear to Collaboration: Working with Academic Journal/Series Editors
  2. Steve Parks
  3. pp. 280-282
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  1. 67. Ruthless, Fussy, Alert: A Quick Guide to Copyediting
  2. Christina M. LaVecchia, Janine Morris, and Laura R. Micciche
  3. pp. 283-286
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  1. 68. After the Acceptance
  2. Barbara L'Eplattenier and Lisa Mastrangelo
  3. pp. 287-290
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  1. Section 5. Moving On
  1. 69. The Ten-Year Plan
  2. Laurie Gries
  3. pp. 293-295
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  1. 70. Aiming for After: Doing Time-Consuming Projects with a Sense of an Ending
  2. Douglas Hesse
  3. pp. 296-299
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  1. 71. Publishing Is a Beginning
  2. Joyce Carter
  3. pp. 300-302
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  1. 72. Your Book Has Arrived! Now What?
  2. Kim Hensley Owens
  3. pp. 303-305
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  1. 73. Pursue Meaningful Projects: Learn to Keep Learning
  2. Ellen Cushman
  3. pp. 306-309
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  1. 74. Do't Do Anything You Can't Write About
  2. Jeffrey T. Grabill
  3. pp. 310-313
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  1. 75. Conversational Publications
  2. Jeff Rice
  3. pp. 314-316
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  1. 76. It's Never Done: Rethinking Post-Publication
  2. Donna LeCourt
  3. pp. 317-319
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  1. 77 After the End
  2. Sid Dobrin
  3. pp. 320-322
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 323-333
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