Hi Folks,
I’m pleased to share the news that a new book has been added to the WAC Clearinghouse (https://wacclearinghouse.org). This book appears in the Practices & Possibilities book series, which I edit with Aimee McClure, Aleashia Walton, and Jagadish Paudel.
Becoming an Expert Writer: A Holistic Guide to Writing for Publication
By Dana Lynn Driscoll
In Becoming an Expert Writer, Dana Lynn Driscoll explores the core concepts that create publication expertise. Informed by groundbreaking studies of successful emerging and expert writers as they seek to publish their work, this research-based guide illuminates the often-invisible dimensions of writing for publication. Driscoll describes strategies that move beyond conventional advice, allowing writers to craft a holistic process and relationship with their work. Each chapter integrates empirical research with reflective and practical activities, guiding writers from idea generation and flow to identity development and mentoring. The result is a transformative resource for developing sustainable, meaningful, and expert writing practices.
You can find the book at https://wacclearinghouse.org/books/practice/expert/. This book, like other books published by the Clearinghouse, will be available in a print edition from University Press of Colorado in the coming months. Thanks to Dana for her work on the book and for her decision to share it with us as an open-access publication. Thanks as well to the anonymous peer reviewers who contributed to its development.
All the best,
Mike
Mike Palmquist
Publisher, The WAC Clearinghouse
Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Associate Provost
Colorado State University
Email: Mike.Palmquist
“Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
