And all of the above is in addition to the enormous effort to research, write, respond to readers’ comments, and, after acceptance, publisher edits of your book(s), proofreaders’ input on page proofs—not to mention finding illustrations and garnering permissions for their use—and, after the book is published, handling much (if not most) publicity yourself! Clearly public scholarship is a labor of love much more than what your readers probably imagine as an intellectual beeline to acclaim.
And all of the above is in addition to the enormous effort to research, write, respond to readers’ comments, and, after acceptance, publisher edits of your book(s), proofreaders’ input on page proofs—not to mention finding illustrations and garnering permissions for their use—and, after the book is published, handling much (if not most) publicity yourself! Clearly public scholarship is a labor of love much more than what your readers probably imagine as an intellectual beeline to acclaim.