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# Vilja Hulden

Academic developmental editing

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- [XML Sitemap](https://vhulden.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Hello world!](https://vhulden.com/hello-world/) - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

## Pages

- [Writing shrink II: Writer's block, myth or reality?](https://vhulden.com/the-writing-shrink-ii-writers-block-myth-or-reality/) - Are you really suffering from writer's block or are you just procrastinating? What causes academics to have such a hard time with writing?
- [On Writing](https://vhulden.com/on-writing/) - This section of the website compiles some of my thoughts on writing. Posts here will probably appear somewhat irregularly; check in every now and then if you're interested. List of posts August 8, 2025: Getting writing done: Extended blocks or short bursts? August 13, 2025: Dissertation into book: Attitude adjustment 101 August 20, 2025: Manuscript
- [Writing shrink I: Your manuscript is original and good, but…](https://vhulden.com/writing-shrink-i-your-manuscript-is-original-and-good-but/) - Do you fear that the parts of your manuscript that are original are not good, and the parts that are good are not original? If so, welcome to the club!
- [Editing](https://vhulden.com/editing/) - My goal as a developmental editor is to help you craft a well-organized and compelling non-fiction book, article, essay, or digital narrative. The purpose of developmental editing — sometimes known as structural editing — is to ensure that the overall architecture of the work conveys your argument and evidence effectively and with grace. A developmental
- [My very best revision trick: Pages on a wall](https://vhulden.com/my-very-best-revision-trick-pages-on-a-wall/) - Ever find it hard to revise the structure of an article or chapter you've written? I used to. But no more! Easily rework your text with a Tried and True Method!
- [When to get a developmental edit of an academic manuscript](https://vhulden.com/when-to-get-a-developmental-edit-of-an-academic-manuscript/) - When is the best time to work with a developmental editor? The short answer is, probably earlier than you think. And really at any time. Except... read on!
- [Manuscript recipe III: Stick to the path](https://vhulden.com/manuscript-recipe-iii-stick-to-the-path/) - We talk about not seeing the forest for the trees. But what about seeing the path through the woods? What, in a manuscript, are the woods and what is the path?
- [Manuscript recipe II: Keep on keeping on, or the art of momentum](https://vhulden.com/manuscript-recipe-ii-keep-on-keeping-on-or-the-art-of-momentum/) - An important truth to keep in mind is that only writing counts as writing. Research and reading notes do not count. The page count of the manuscript must grow.
- [Manuscript recipe I: From elevator pitch to manuscript structure](https://vhulden.com/manuscript-recipe-i-from-elevator-pitch-to-manuscript-structure/) - You're always told to have an "elevator pitch." But did you know you can use that summary of your project to structure your manuscript more effectively?
- [Dissertation into book: Attitude adjustment 101](https://vhulden.com/turning-a-dissertation-into-a-book-attitude-adjustment-101/) - Starting to revise your dissertation for publication requires a basic attitude shift. You are now a colleague, not a student. You're in the club. Write like it.
- [Getting writing done: Extended blocks or short bursts?](https://vhulden.com/getting-writing-done-extended-blocks-or-short-bursts/) - Do you write in long unbroken stretches or in short bursts? Is there a right way? Writing productivity requires constant practice but maybe also unbroken time.
- [About](https://vhulden.com/about/) - I work full-time as a freelance editor. Most of the work I do is developmental editing, but I also do some coaching as well as line and copy editing. I live with my husband and two daughters in Sarasota, Florida. For a decade, I was faculty at the history department of the University of Colorado
- [Contact](https://vhulden.com/contact/) - If you are considering hiring a developmental editor, I'd be happy to talk to you about your project and needs. It's easiest to reach me by email. Just tell me a bit about what you are working on (topic as well as whether we're talking about a book, article, or something else) where you are
- [Webinars](https://vhulden.com/webinars/) - I offer two free webinars. You can book me to talk to your department, your scholarly association, your writing group, or your garden party (well, as long as there are academics working on manuscripts attending your garden party). The webinars will be conducted as Zoom meetings. The length of each webinar is about an hour,
- [Book](https://vhulden.com/book/) - The Bosses' Union, which was published by the University of Illinois Press in January 2023, tells the story of how employers in the early twentieth century built organizations to counter the rise of labor unions, and in the process crafted an ideology and language that still resonates in debates over the legitimacy of labor union

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