Research & Organization for Independent Writers
Methods, tools, and guidance for how to effectively do and use research as an essayist. I'll share how I approach my workflow for research when it comes to both essays and narrative nonfiction, the simple tools I use to organize said research, how I work myself out of writer's block or research holes, and the ways in which I've learned to adapt any disorganized tendencies into useful structures. I'll also discuss methods for editorial planning and organization as an independent writer working on a newsletter, freelance assignments, and book projects. 45 minutes to one hour of lecture will be followed by a break, with another hour for Q&A and discussion.
WHEN
Monday, January 20
Session No. 1: 10 AM to 12 PM EST
Session No. 2: 6 PM to 8 PM EST
WHERE
Zoom
You will receive a document with the information within 24 hours of signing up, and I will email again to remind you the week and day prior.
ABOUT ME
My own general-interest culture newsletter, From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy, has grown to 40,000 subscribers over four years, and is read in all 50 States and 166 countries.
In this time, I've also written the bestselling nonfiction book No Meat Required: The Cultural History & Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating; contributed to Harper's Bazaar, Bon Appétit, The New York Times, Vox, and many more; been anthologized in Best American Food Writing 2023; and am now finishing my second book, for Hachette, to be titled On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites. A collection of my essays titled Desde Mi Escritorio was translated by the Spanish publisher Col&Col in 2023, as well. I've taught at the graduate-level in food studies at Boston University and lectured at MIT, Bates College, Tufts University, and more.
Methods, tools, and guidance for how to effectively do and use research as an essayist. I'll share how I approach my workflow for research when it comes to both essays and narrative nonfiction, the simple tools I use to organize said research, how I work myself out of writer's block or research holes, and the ways in which I've learned to adapt any disorganized tendencies into useful structures. I'll also discuss methods for editorial planning and organization as an independent writer working on a newsletter, freelance assignments, and book projects. 45 minutes to one hour of lecture will be followed by a break, with another hour for Q&A and discussion.
WHEN
Monday, January 20
Session No. 1: 10 AM to 12 PM EST
Session No. 2: 6 PM to 8 PM EST
WHERE
Zoom
You will receive a document with the information within 24 hours of signing up, and I will email again to remind you the week and day prior.
ABOUT ME
My own general-interest culture newsletter, From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy, has grown to 40,000 subscribers over four years, and is read in all 50 States and 166 countries.
In this time, I've also written the bestselling nonfiction book No Meat Required: The Cultural History & Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating; contributed to Harper's Bazaar, Bon Appétit, The New York Times, Vox, and many more; been anthologized in Best American Food Writing 2023; and am now finishing my second book, for Hachette, to be titled On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites. A collection of my essays titled Desde Mi Escritorio was translated by the Spanish publisher Col&Col in 2023, as well. I've taught at the graduate-level in food studies at Boston University and lectured at MIT, Bates College, Tufts University, and more.
Methods, tools, and guidance for how to effectively do and use research as an essayist. I'll share how I approach my workflow for research when it comes to both essays and narrative nonfiction, the simple tools I use to organize said research, how I work myself out of writer's block or research holes, and the ways in which I've learned to adapt any disorganized tendencies into useful structures. I'll also discuss methods for editorial planning and organization as an independent writer working on a newsletter, freelance assignments, and book projects. 45 minutes to one hour of lecture will be followed by a break, with another hour for Q&A and discussion.
WHEN
Monday, January 20
Session No. 1: 10 AM to 12 PM EST
Session No. 2: 6 PM to 8 PM EST
WHERE
Zoom
You will receive a document with the information within 24 hours of signing up, and I will email again to remind you the week and day prior.
ABOUT ME
My own general-interest culture newsletter, From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy, has grown to 40,000 subscribers over four years, and is read in all 50 States and 166 countries.
In this time, I've also written the bestselling nonfiction book No Meat Required: The Cultural History & Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating; contributed to Harper's Bazaar, Bon Appétit, The New York Times, Vox, and many more; been anthologized in Best American Food Writing 2023; and am now finishing my second book, for Hachette, to be titled On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites. A collection of my essays titled Desde Mi Escritorio was translated by the Spanish publisher Col&Col in 2023, as well. I've taught at the graduate-level in food studies at Boston University and lectured at MIT, Bates College, Tufts University, and more.