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August 2010
'I'm back'
 TAA Interim President Ron Pynn |
"I'll be back." This is not the Terminator speaking, or even Arnold Schwarzenegger, but your new interim president of TAA for 2010-11. I first started publishing in the mid-1970s and I was a founding member of TAA in 1987. I marvel at the changes in publishing over the last 35 years, although TAA's core mission remains the same — assisting the creators of intellectual property, be they text or academic writers, with their writing and publishing activities.
TAA has continued to adapt to the changing face of publishing, seeking to keep authors informed and abreast of the changes. Helping writers succeed in this new world of publishing continues to drive TAA. When I first began publishing, writing with a computer was a daunting task, desk top publishing a novelty, and electronic books and course kits were but in their infancy. Today, all are central to the publishing landscape.
TAA has grown with the times, offering writers a full array of information and tools to aid in their writing. TAA offers contract assistance, publishing grants, teleconferences, writing and grant writing seminars, networking, mentoring, conferences, and a web site full of helpful information. All this is dedicated to assisting authors with their writing needs.
TAA has never lost sight that it is a member based organization. TAA seeks not only to serve authors and new authors, but TAA seeks input from its membership. If there are ideas or projects you want TAA to investigate, let us know. If you want to help shape the direction publishing moves in the future, there are opportunities to become involved on TAA committees of the governing council of TAA. The TAA staff welcomes hearing from its members.
I'm back! And as the 2010-11 interim president of TAA, I want to again serve my fellow authors in their writing activities, to assist writers get published, and to help writers receive recognition, and even compensation, for their publishing. I am eager for the challenge of the coming year.
Ron Pynn
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