AcWriMo Webinar Series
Are You Ready to Pursue Your Dream of Publication?

Eric J. Schmieder, TAA Membership Engagement Specialist and John Maxwell Team Certified Speaker, Coach, and Trainer, presented a series of inspiring and thought-provoking sessions to help you answer the ten questions necessary to put your publishing dream to the test.

Eric has taught computer technology concepts to curriculum, continuing education, and corporate training students since 2001. A lifelong learner, teacher, and textbook author, he seeks to use technology in ways that improve results in his daily processes and in the lives of those he serves. His latest textbook, Web, Database, and Programming: A foundational approach to data-driven application development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL, and PHP, First Edition, is available now through Sentia Publishing.

These sessions were held every Tuesday in November in conjunction with Academic Writing Month (AcWriMo).

Please Note: These sessions were recorded but the recording was only be available for 24 hours following the live broadcast due to licensing restrictions on the content. The handouts are still available below.

Put Your Publishing Dream to the Test: Take Ownership and Build Clarity of Your Dream of Publication

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A dream is only possible if you own it so knowing exactly what YOU want is the first step in fulfilling your dream. In this first session of a five-part series on putting your publication dream to the test, participants will examine their dream through the lens of two of the ten questions from John C. Maxwell’s book, Put Your Dream to the Test: The Ownership Question and The Clarity Question.

Here's some comments participants of this session: 

"I appreciate the structure of this series - it is showing me a lot of the mental/emotional blocks that I have towards writing. These are areas that are really holding me back. I'm looking forward to the next sessions!"

"This webinar is a very creative approach to achieving your dream of publication."

"Just thank you so much!"

Put Your Publishing Dream to the Test: Control Your Reality and Follow Your Passion in the Direction of Your Dream

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Is your dream of publication worth pursuing if it has no chance of becoming reality? How would you rate your level of passion for your dream today? In this second session of a five-part series on putting your publication dream to the test, participants will examine their dream through the lens of two of the ten questions from John C. Maxwell’s book, Put Your Dream to the Test: The Reality Question and The Passion Question.

"Very happy to be part of this! Just excellent!"

"Approaching the training from the desire to fulfill one's dream of publishing is very effective."

"Eric only solidified what I had already believed and it was good of him to make it so plain and clear. Sometimes we make things harder than they need to be."

Put Your Publishing Dream to the Test: Design the Path and Connect with People to Realize Your Dream

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What do you have to do to begin your journey to the fulfillment of your dream of publication? Further, who should be on your “dream” team to help you realize that dream? In this third session of a five-part series on putting your publication dream to the test, participants will examine their dream through the lens of two of the ten questions from John C. Maxwell’s book, Put Your Dream to the Test: The Pathway Question and The People Question.

"Most fabulous is all I can say!"

"This is a positive approach to helping me achieve my goal of publication. I am much more likely to succeed when my goals are aligned with my dream. Articulating the dream first and then defining the goals to achieve it seems much more effective."

Put Your Publishing Dream to the Test: Determine the Cost and Stay the Course to Move Closer to Your Dream

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What struggles will you face before you realize the dream of publication and what price are you willing to pay to get through them? Does your dream make you stronger or weaker? In this fourth session of a five-part series on putting your publication dream to the test, participants will examine their dream through the lens of two of the ten questions from John C. Maxwell’s book, Put Your Dream to the Test: The Cost Question and The Tenacity Question.

"Outstanding presentation! Eric is a vivid example of the kind of educator and scholar I wish to become one day. He provided a clear path to it! Thank you TAA!"

"The presentation is well organized. The material causes me to dig deeper into my desires and motivations for my project. What I have learned from these presentations will strengthen my resiliency and tenacity to complete my publishing project."

Put Your Publishing Dream to the Test: Find Fulfillment While Generating Significance Through the Results of Your Dream

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Achieving a dream is about more than just what you accomplish. It’s about who you become in the process. What things will you do that will benefit others if you accomplish your dream of publication? In this final session of a five-part series on putting your publication dream to the test, participants will examine their dream through the lens of two of the ten questions from John C. Maxwell’s book, Put Your Dream to the Test: The Fulfillment Question and The Significance Question.