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Academic Professional Writing Editing Grant Writing Book Publishing Publicity Taxes Time Management Social Media

Textbook Business of Authoring Ebooks / Open Access Proposals Writing Editing Contracts Royalties Taxes Copyright Supplements Publicity Indexing Time Management Trademarks & Book Titles Social Media

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Faculty Success: Tenure, Promotion & Merit Demystified (Kathleen King)
Learn about Sisters of the Academy Institute (SOTA): Scholarly and Professional Development for Black Women (Denise Davis-Maye, Ph.D., Anna L. Green, Ph.D., and Tamara Bertrand Jones, Ph.D.) NM
BlogTalkRadio Episode: Learn about Sisters of the Academy Institute (SOTA): Scholarly and Professional Development for Black Women (Denise Davis-Maye, Ph.D., Anna L. Green, Ph.D., and Tamara Bertrand Jones, Ph.D.) NM

Academic – Writing

Five Key Strategies to Boost Writing Power & Productivity (Dannelle Stevens)
How to Develop a Daily Writing Practice (Kerry Ann Rockquemore)
First-Time Authors: An Inside Look at Journal Publishing (Dr. Dannielle Joy Davis)
Kicking It Out the Door: How to (Finally) Submit Your First Journal Article (Karin Lindstrom Bremer, Jane Karwoski, Carroll Ferguson Nardone, Barbara Torre Veltri)
Summer Writing 101: How to Avoid the Biggest Mistakes Academic Writers Make During the Summer Term (Kerry Ann Rockquemore)
BlogTalkRadio Episode: Writing and Publishing Your Scholarly Journal Article (Dr. Felicia Moore Mensah) NM
Finding Our Shared Humanity in an Academic Writing Community (Karen Hoelscher)
Motivational Techniques: 'Professional Nag Uses Creative and Innovative Tricks, Tools & Techniques to Motivate Authors' (Rachel Z. Cornell)
Publish and Flourish: Become a Prolific Author (Tara Gray)
Writing, Procrastination and Resistance: How to Identify Your Funk and Move Through It (Kerry Ann Rockquemore)
Writing and Editing Effectively Using 'Fast Writing' and 'Slow Editing' (Sonja Foss & William Waters)
"Generating & Refining Research Ideas", Part One (Sonja Foss & William Waters)
"Generating & Refining Research Ideas", Part Two (Sonja Foss & William Waters)
Scholarly Writing: Strengthening Your Literature Review (Sonja Foss & William Waters)
Scholarly Publishing: Finding Support Through Peer Mentoring (Linda Searby)
A Coach's Perspective on Finishing a Dissertation (Dave Harris)

Academic – Editing

Fine-Tuning Your Work: Writing, Editing & Publication Preparation Skills for Scholarly Authors (Laura Poole)
Fresh Eyes: How Working with an Editor Can Improve Your Work (Laura Poole)

Academic – Grant Writing

Successful Grant Writing for the National Science Foundation (Linnea Fletcher)
How to Seek Funding from State Humanities, Arts Councils (Richard Hull)
Grants 'Gamesmanship' (Jay Matteson)

Academic – Book Publishing

Opportunities for Authors from Emerging Hi-Ed New Business Models (Clancy Marshall and Jeff Shelstad) NM
An Academic's Introduction to Trade Book Authorship (Elsa Peterson and Paula Caligiuri)
BlogTalkRadio Episode: An Academic's Introduction to Trade Book Authorship (Elsa Peterson and Paula Caligiuri) NM
Publish with a University Press: A Brief Introduction to Navigating the University Press World in Difficult Times (Peter Wissoker)

Academic – Publicity

BrandStoria: The Power of Your Unique Brand Story (Sharlene Sones)
How to Apply Mainstream Book Publicity Strategies to Academia (Michelle A. Blackley)
Using Social Media to Promote Your Writing & Your Personal Brand (Amy DeLouise)
Free Publicity: How to Create Podcasts & Digital Audio to Promote Your Book (Kathleen P. King)

Academic – Taxes

Tax Tips for Authors (Scott Loden) NM
Taxes and Authors – What You Should Know (Robert M. Pesce)

Academic – Time Management

BlogTalkRadio Episode: 'Professional Nag' Shares Creative Tricks, Tools & Techniques to Get Motivated (Rachel Z. Cornell) NM
Time Management: Why You Don't Need It, Can't Do it Anyway and What To Do Instead (Susan Robison, Ph.D.) NM

Academic – Social Media

Copyright in Motion: What You Need to Know About Sharing Content In Today's Social Media Environment (Chris Kenneally)

Textbook – Business of Authoring

Getting the Best-Looking Book: Best Production Practices for Authors (Cynthia Miller)
The Business of Authoring (Marsha Huber, Charles Williams & Robert Christopherson) NM

Textbook – Ebooks / Open Access

eBooks: An Overview (Joshua Tallent)
Opportunities for Authors from Emerging Hi-Ed New Business Models (Clancy Marshall and Jeff Shelstad) NM
How Open Licensing Improved Our Textbook and Our Careers (Barbara Illowsky)
Textbook 2.0: The Future of Textbook Publishing (Brad Fregger, Michael Boezi, Roth Wilkofsky) NM

Textbook – Proposals

How to Craft a Winning Textbook Proposal (Mary Ellen Lepionka)

Textbook – Writing

Five Key Strategies to Boost Writing Power & Productivity (Dannelle Stevens)
How to Develop a Daily Writing Practice (Kerry Ann Rockquemore)
Summer Writing 101: How to Avoid the Biggest Mistakes Academic Writers Make During the Summer Term (Kerry Ann Rockquemore)
Authoring into Retirement: Too Much Invested to Quit? (J. David Hunger)
Motivational Techniques: 'Professional Nag Uses Creative and Innovative Tricks, Tools & Techniques to Motivate Authors' (Rachel Z. Cornell)
Is Textbook Writing for You? (Michael Spiegler)
You Want to Write a Textbook? Here's How to Do It! (Robert Christopherson)

Textbook – Editing

Making the Most of the Author-Editor Relationship: Insights from an Author and Editor (Elsa Peterson, Bruno Dyck)
Fresh Eyes: How Working with an Editor Can Improve Your Work (Laura Poole)

Textbook – Contracts

The 10 Worst Legal Mistakes a Textbook or Academic Author Can Make (Zic Rubin)
BlogTalkRadio Episode: Worst Legal Mistakes a Textbook or Academic Author Can Make (Zick Rubin) NM
BlogTalkRadio Episode: How Recent Changes in the Textbook Publishing Industry Could Affect Authors (Michael Lennie) NM
Don't Settle for a Publisher's Standard Contract: Terms You Can and Should Negotiate (Stephen Gillen)
Negotiation of Author/Publisher Contracts for the Experienced Author, Part One (Michael Lennie)
Negotiation of Author/Publisher Contracts for the Experienced Author, Part Two (Michael Lennie)

Textbook – Royalties

Royalty Q&A (Paul Rosenzweig)
Royalties: Are You Unknowingly Losing Money? (Gail R. Gross)

Textbook – Taxes

Tax Tips for Authors (Scott Loden) NM
Taxes and Authors – What You Should Know (Robert M. Pesce)

Textbook – Copyright

How Authors Can Navigate Successfully Through Copyright-Related Issues (C. Jeffrey Belliston, Elsa Peterson)

Textbook – Supplements

How to Be a Successful Freelance Writer for College Textbook Publishers (John Soares)

Textbook – Publicity

Tips & Strategies for Successfully Marketing Your Textbook (Robert Christopherson)
BrandStoria: The Power of Your Unique Brand Story (Sharlene Sones)
How to Apply Mainstream Book Publicity Strategies to Academia (Michelle A. Blackley)
Using Social Media to Promote Your Writing & Your Personal Brand (Amy DeLouise)
Free Publicity: How to Create Podcasts & Digital Audio to Promote Your Book (Kathleen P. King)

Textbook – Indexing

Tips and Tricks for the Do-It-Yourself Indexer (Seth Maislin)
BlogTalkRadio Episode: State of the Textbook Indexing World (Seth Maislin) NM

Textbook – Time Management

BlogTalkRadio Episode: 'Professional Nag' Shares Creative Tricks, Tools & Techniques to Get Motivated' (Rachel Z. Cornell) NM

Textbook – Trademarks & Book Titles

BlogTalkRadio Episode: 'Understanding Trademarks & Book Titles' (Stephen Gillen) NM

Textbook – Social Media

Copyright in Motion: What You Need to Know About Sharing Content In Today's Social Media Environment (Chris Kenneally)