TAA member Laura Frost recently received an email from a journal soliciting a paper based on her 2014 TAA Conference…
Why you should write a private and public purpose statement for your book
By taking some time to really think through the purpose and scope of your book project and why you are really…
Register with the Authors Registry to receive secondary royalty payments from foreign organizations
The Authors Registry is a not-for-profit organization that distributes secondary royalties from foreign organizations to U.S. authors. The Registry was founded in 1995 by a consortium of U.S. authors’ organizations: The Authors Guild, The American Society of Journalists & Authors, the Dramatists Guild, and the Association of Authors’ Representatives. To date, the Authors Registry has distributed over $22.5 million in royalties to over 10,000 authors living in the United States.
7 Focus management strategies for more productive writing
In order to be a more productive writer while juggling many other duties in his career, William Weare, Access Services…
6 Useful software tools for textbook authors
In a recent discussion about software tools for textbook authors in the Academic Writing & Publishing discussion circle in TAA’s…
Textbook writing strategies: Create your own editorial style guide
Starting with the first edition, physical geography textbook author Robert Christopherson developed an editorial style guide specific to his books.…