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How-to Articles
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Writer's Guidelines


Abstracts

How to write an abstract
By Dave Harris


Co-authoring

Before entering co-authoring relationship, sign a collaboration agreement

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

A Play of Words: Acting Out Contract Negotiations, Part II
Presentation from 2008 TAA Conference

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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


Feedback

Requesting and receiving feedback and how to use it effectively


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

Textbook author shares her experience working with literary agent

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

Beyond Google Book Search: Emerging Strategies to Drive Online Discovery
Presentation from 2008 TAA Conference

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10 tips for successful marketing

Marketing your book before, during, after

Tips on marketing self-published works


Online Ancillaries

Websites enhance textbook materials for students
By Kim Seidel

Online ancillaries important


Peer Review

How to improve your role in the peer review process
By Gayle A. Brazeau


Publishing

How to find a textbook publisher
By Kim Seidel

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


Q&A with Successful Authors

2008 Texty, McGuffey winners participate in Q&A during TAA Conference Awards Ceremony


Revisions, New Editions

10 tips for preparing your next edition

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


Visuals

Making your work more visual


Working with editors

Hiring an 'author's editor' has its benefits


Writing

Don't use a scalpel to peel an apple
By Kenneth Henson

The most important writing tool
By Kenneth Henson

Breaking Writer's Block: How to overcome the psychological inhibitions that keep you from writing
Presentation from 2008 TAA Conference

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Leveraging the Wisdom of Your Crowd: Five Things Every Author Can Do to Maximize a Book's Impact
Presentation from 2008 TAA Conference

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KISS (Keeping It Simple Isn't Stupid): Making the Complex Comprehensible
Presentation from 2008 TAA Conference

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Tip for writing at home when you're not alone

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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