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2008 TAA Teleconference Schedule

TAA members are eligible to participate in one or more TAA Teleconferences.


Thursday, March 6, 2008
Call in Time: 4 p.m. Central Time

"Publish & Flourish: Become A Prolific Scholar" 

Moderated by Tara Gray, presenter of the TAA-sponsored workshop "Publish & Flourish: Become a Prolific Scholar"

During this 60-minute open discussion conference call, Gray will go over the basic messages of her day-long workshop, and answer questions from participants.

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Thursday, March 20, 2008
Call in Time: 1 p.m. Central Time

"Royalty Q&A"

Presented by Paul Rosenzweig, Former President of Royalty Review Service, a company that represented authors who wished to confirm the accuracy of their royalty statements. He is now a consultant to the successor firm, Royalty Review LLC.

This will be an open discussion teleconference in which participants can ask specific royalty questions, or questions about their royalty statements. Royalty statements and questions should be sent prior to the teleconference.

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Friday, April 4, 2008
Call in Time: 12 noon Central Time

"A Coach's Perspective on Finishing a Dissertation" 

Presented by academic writing coach Dave Harris

Learn how to rework your writing process, fine-tune your final drafts, and everything in between!

Dave Harris, Ph.D., academic writing coach and editor, helps writers rework their writing process, fine-tune their final drafts, and everything in between (www.thoughtclearing.com; dave@thoughtclearing.com).

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Friday, April 25, 2008
Call in Time: 1 p.m. Central Time

"Don't Settle for a Publisher's Standard Contract: Terms You Can & Should Negotiate" 

Presented by authoring attorney Stephen Gillen (bio)

In this one-hour teleconference, Gillen will cover his ten tips for negotiating a publisher's standard contract:

1) You have more leverage than you think
2) Do your homework
3) Determine what's important to you
4) Only sell the publisher what it intends to use
5) Don't leave the back door standing open
6) Don't promise anything you can't deliver
7) A word about royalties
8) Don't take yourself out of the market
9) Don't become an indentured servant
10) Anticipate the unthinkable

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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Call in Time: 1 p.m. Central Time

"Tips & Tricks for the Do-It-Yourself Indexer"

Presented by Seth Maislin, Managing Partner, Potomac Indexing

Writing an index isn't just the last thing an author has to do. It's the last thing an author wants to do. Seth Maislin, professional indexer and managing partner at the indexing firm Potomac Indexing, LLC, has prepared a list of insider secrets to getting that index out of the way fast, and without compromising quality. This seminar is chock full of time-saving nuggets like "Leverage the TOC," "Cross-Reference? Wait-Reference!," and "Netting the Page Number Swarm." Written specifically for the do-it-yourself author-indexer, this teleconference might just pique your interest, too.

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