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Writer's Guidelines
Abstracts
How
to write an abstract
By Dave Harris
Co-authoring
Lawyer:
Rosy co-author prospects can sour
Create
a collaboration agreement with your co-author
Advice:
Joint projects need personalities to mesh
Compositors
7
tips for working with a compositor
By William Stallings
Contracts
Authoring
attorney: Don't be quick to sign
Information
key to win-win contract: Play 20 questions with your editor
By Steve Gillen
Tips
and tricks for negotiating your first contract
Lawyer:
rank your contract negotiation goals
Author
attorneys share contract negotiation advice
Auditor's
advice: Think long-term in signing first contract
Copyright
Permissions
How
to obtain permission, use the public domain
Crossing
over: Textbooks & Trade
Agents:
Textbooks-to-trade shift not always easy
Dissertations
Find
Your Own Voice
By Dave Harris
When
Writing, Focus on Your Strengths
By Dave Harris
When
writing your dissertation, look at it from several perspectives
By Dave Harris
Editing
Conference Proceedings
Editing
a collective volume of papers from a conference
Editor
Relations
Maintain
good relationship with your editor
Grant
Writing
Grant-writing:
A game you can win
By Kenneth Henson
Prolific
grant writer shares his advice on landing grants
Indexing
Indexer:
Think in terms of the end user
What
Indexers Wish You Knew
By Seth Maislin
Literary
Agents
Why
you might want to consider hiring a literary agent to help you negotiate
your next textbook contract
Textbook
authors should consider hiring an agent
Marketing
10
tips for successful marketing
Marketing
your book before, during, after
Tips
on marketing self-published works
Online
Ancillaries
Online
ancillaries important
Peer
Review
How
to improve your role in the peer review process
By Gayle A. Brazeau
Publishing
How
to maximize your chances of getting published
By Angela Thody
How
to choose a publisher
By Ronald Pynn
How
to get started in publishing
By Ronald Pynn
How
to maximize your chances of getting published
By Nick J. Sciullo
Getting
to first base: How to pitch your textbook idea to publishers
By Dr. Janet Belsky
Forge
your own trail with small presses
20
ways to get published in an academic environment
19
Tips for first-time authors
Secrets
of a prolific author
Tips
for working with a compositor
Be
a proactive author: A key strategy for success
What
publishers are looking for in authors
Revisions,
New Editions
Keep
your textbook alive through multiple editions
Tips
for revising efficiently
Start
revisions early
Self-Publishing
Tips
on marketing self-published works
Seminar
Paper
How
to turn that seminar paper into a publication
By Richard Hull
Scholarly
Journal Articles
Use
this checklist when submitting dissertation, journal article
By Dave Harris
How
to read a journal acceptance letter
Advice
on Getting Your Scholarly Articles Published
Publishing
journal articles: Seasoned pros give tips
Supplemental
Materials
Reinforce
textbook adoptions with promotional calendar
By Kim Pawlak
Taxes
Tax
tips for authors
Teaching
From Your Own Texts
Author:
Classrooms incubate great textbooks
Test
Questions
Testing
expert: Make questions text-dependent
Textbook
Proposals
Guidelines
for Preparing a Book Proposal PDF
Learn
the basics steps to a good book proposal
Members
share sample textbook proposals
Time
management
Time
management tips
Working
with editors
Hiring
an 'author's editor' has its benefits
Writing
Punctuation,
other stylistic rules: obstacle or opportunity?
By Dave Harris
Advice:
Solitaire, snacks won't cure writer's block
Author:
Tips to make complex points clear
Using
scholarly models for academic writing
By Dave Harris
Try
Writing Outside Your Discipline
By Nick Sciullo
When
Writing, Focus on Your Strengths
By Dave Harris
12
Steps to becoming a more prolific scholar
By Tara Gray
How
to write readable academic prose
By Andrew Johnson
Tips
for successful authoring
Authors
share advice for writing first textbook
by Linda Creighton
Making
difficult concepts easy to understand
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