This week celebrated University Press Week. Even if you missed most of what this week offered, you can still join…
How to be an effective writing accountability partner
Has a colleague asked you to be their writing accountability partner? Accountability partners provide guidance, support, and motivation for a writer to forge ahead and stay on course with their writing. They also have a general interest in the writing success of the other person and can offer their own, different experiences, perspectives and ideas. All these things combined will help a writer overcome their challenges and barriers to writing success so they can be more productive, motivated, and able to reach their writing goals. To be an effective writing accountability partner, you need to be able to do these four things:
Watch Fall 2015 TAA Webinars On Demand
Missed any of TAA’s Fall 2015 webinars? View the recordings in TAA’s library of presentations on demand. What is a…
More than (good) enough: Allowing gratitude to guide your way to the end of the semester
When I was in my mid-twenties, I was part of a women’s group that met once a month in the…
The most useful textbook & academic writing posts of the week: November 6, 2015
“It doesn’t matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and…
[Infographic] TAA announces results of 2015 Textbook Author Survey
A survey of 403 textbook authors by the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) and digital book pioneer and industry expert June Jamrich Parsons has found that most have the same royalty rates for digital and print. Only 6 percent of respondents reported higher royalty rates for digital versions. This infographic illustrates the key findings of the survey.