I was on a publishing panel this afternoon, speaking to Duke graduate and postdoctoral students in the humanities and social sciences who are considering alt-academic career paths. The panel consisted of me, Mark Simpson-Vos (editorial director for University of North Carolina Press), Jocelyn Dawson (journals marketing manager for Duke University Press), and Heather Mallory (freelance writer with a doctorate). I think it went well. Before the panel, I reached out on social me