“Writing: somewhere between torture and fun.” I’m not sure about you, but this is how I often feel about writing—more…
TAA Vice President’s message: Top 10 reasons to be a textbook and/or academic author
Why should anyone want to write textbooks, journal articles, or other academic publications? After all, prospective authors can never be…
The most useful textbook & academic writing posts of the week: January 9, 2014
Winter break is rapidly coming to an end for many of you. Soon you will have to try and find…
The most useful textbook & academic writing posts of the week: December 12, 2014
Do you ever find yourself at a loss for what to say? Maybe the words are swirling around in your…
Anatomy of a thriving faculty academic writing program
What does it take to spark faculty imagination and engender faculty commitment to academic writing? Over the last three years,…
Forming a publisher relationship: 3 Steps for submitting your project
In the first installment of this three-part series, “Forming a publisher relationship: The acquisitions editor”, I provided a perspective on…