A: Karen
Timberlake, author of Basic Chemistry, winner of a 2006 Texty
Award:
"Use
a focus group. Bring in students (from a local school using your book)
for an afternoon and ask them questions about it."
A: Marilyn "Winkie" Fordney, author of textbooks on insurance
billing and medical transcription:
"I
created a questionnaire and gave it to faculty using my book, asking
them to have their students fill it out."
A: Ann
McHoes, co-author of Understanding Operating Systems, winner
of a 2006 McGuffey Award:
"Don't
start with chapter one. Start with the chapter you feel the most comfortable
with. If possible, delay writing chapter one until you're almost done
with the project so you know exactly what you're introducing in chapter
one."
