Drafting the Past

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A podcast about the craft of writing history, hosted by Kate Carpenter. Find it at draftingthepast.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Ep 47 with Kathleen Sheppard is out, as is her new book, WOMEN IN THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS! Listen to learn how she followed archival threads to each of her subjects, her old-school note-taking, and how her agent and editor helped her learn to write a trade book. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

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I’ve been saving these up for when I was able to get back to writing. Great advice in this one: All the research is required to get you, the historian, to be able to answer the question; it doesn’t all need to go in the book. @draftingthepast.bsky.social draftingthepast.com/podcast-episod…

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Hey, I got to be a podcast guest for a change! Thanks to @herberthistory.bsky.social and @mkn.bsky.social for letting me tag along on this romp through a film that was anything but. Psst...I might also make another appearance on an upcoming episode that's right up my (tornado) alley.

This week @mkn.bsky.social and @katecarp.bsky.social drop in to talk about the Frontier, the best cocktails for a movie, and exactly what Kevin Costner has to say about the West. HORIZON drops NOW on Historians At The Movies Podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

‎Historians At The Movies: Episode 85: Horizon and The West According to Kevin Costner with Megan Kate Nelson and Kate Carpenter on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show Historians At The Movies, Ep Episode 85: Horizon and The West According to Kevin Costner with Megan Kate Nelson and Kate Carpenter - Jul 10, 2024

PIP is such a great resource for learning more about scholarly publishing!

Howdy BlueSKy! We're coming at you live with our first #TermTuesday! Huzzah! #TermTuesday is meant to help demystify publishing industry terminology. Today we are covering "series editors"! Series eds often provide additional sources of support, feedback, expertise, & advocacy for the author.

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Overnight, @draftingthepast.bsky.social hit 75,000 downloads. It's a bigger number than I dreamed of when I started, but I'm also brainstorming ways to reach more people. Thank you to everyone who has listened and shared the show with a friend!

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New episode out now! I had a great time talking to Tore Olsson about how pandemic gaming changed (and didn't ruin!) his career, how he's reaching new audiences, and the fun of rediscovering some of his middle school writer's voice. Listen now: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis... 🗃️ #writingcommunity

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Great episode. Like @jasonheppler.org , I’ve recently made the switch to Obsidian for capturing and storing notes. We need a place where historians can share interesting use cases/plugins/etc. since it’s a big ecosystem.

New! I was stoked to interview @jasonheppler.org about his new book SILICON VALLEY AND THE ENVIRO INEQUALITIES..., his work with @rrchnm.bsky.social, and his career path! Plus, I wanted the scoop on what digital tools a developer uses in his writing. Listen now: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Episode 45: Jason Heppler Wants Tools That Fit His Questions – Drafting the Pastdraftingthepast.com

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I currently listening to a lot of episodes of the great @draftingthepast.bsky.social podcast. It makes me want to write more, makes me think about writing in new ways,, and makes me want to read so many books. Highly recommend.

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I had such a blast chatting with @katecarp.bsky.social. I hope you’ll give it a listen!

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Here's my colleague @jasonheppler.org talking about his research process on @draftingthepast.bsky.social. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

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Great episode @draftingthepast.bsky.social and inspiring on how to be clear in centering the Black experience, and to being concise when time allows: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

‎Drafting the Past: Kellie Carter Jackson Puts Black People at the Center on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show Drafting the Past, Ep Kellie Carter Jackson Puts Black People at the Center - Jun 3, 2024

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I only just discovered that @draftingthepast.bsky.social is on this platform too! Interesting podcast on how historians write history.

We're back, and in a big way with the brilliant Kellie Carter Jackson! draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis... We talked about her new book WE REFUSE , her dedication to revision, and the need to beat perfectionism when you have something to say. Listen now! 🗃️

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A while back, I wrote for Feeding the Elephant about how to be a great podcast guest. A kind scholar and disability activist, Tekla Babyak, reached out with ideas to make it more inclusive. I'm grateful for her insights, and happy to share an updated version: networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

How to Be a Great Podcast Guest | H-Netnetworks.h-net.org A guest post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.

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If you like listening to historians get excited about the writing process and nerd out re: pens and such, @katecarp.bsky.social ‘s brilliant podcast @draftingthepast.bsky.social is for you!

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got an invitation to do a podcast? Here's some good advice from @draftingthepast.bsky.social and #FeedingTheElephant

Attention all podcast lovers and podcast guests! Kate Carpenter of @draftingthepast.bsky.social shares tips with #FeedingTheElephant on being a good podcast guest. Warm up your voice, sit still, and give these tips a read! ➡️ networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

How to Be a Great Podcast Guest | H-Netnetworks.h-net.org A guest post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.

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I wrote a guest post for #FeedingtheElephant with advice for podcast guests! Check it out: 🗃️

How to Be a Great Podcast Guest | H-Netnetworks.h-net.org A guest post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.

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Two things are working really well for my students right now -- co-writing sessions, bc we're all in this together, and assigning listens to @draftingthepast.bsky.social, bc we're all in this together

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This is a really great episode -- don't miss it!

Margaret O'Mara is one of the historians I most look up to, so I was thrilled that she agreed to join me on the new episode of Drafting the Past. She was just as smart, thoughtful, and full of practical writing advice as I'd hoped. Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis... 🗃️ #writing #podcast

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It was such a pleasure to have this conversation with @draftingthepast.bsky.social. Come for the coffee shops, stay for the club sandwiches!

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Been thinking about pitching Drafting the Past or another podcast? I've got some (only slightly harsh) advice to improve your odds of success: buttondown.email/draftingthep... 🗃️

Advice on pitching Drafting the Pastbuttondown.email This is sometimes what my inbox feels like. Perhaps naively, when I first launched the Drafting the Past podcast, it didn't occur to me that people might...

Been thinking about pitching Drafting the Past or another podcast? I've got some (only slightly harsh) advice to improve your odds of success: buttondown.email/draftingthep... 🗃️

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this episode was soooo good!!

Highly recommend checking out @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social 's newsletter essay demystifying how she got three offers of representation from agents: open.substack.com/pub/surekhad...

How I got a literary agentopen.substack.com On what I did en route to getting offers of representation from three New York City literary agents.

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It was a joy to talk with Kimberly Harper about her book Men of No Reputation! If you're interested in writing from an academia-adjacent job, the impact an undergrad history prof can have on a rural kid, and how to deal with lying sources, this one's for you. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis... 🗃️