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Writing for publication : road to academic advancement / Kenneth T. Henson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Description: xxi, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0205433197
  • 9780205433193
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Writing for publication.DDC classification:
  • 808.02 22
LOC classification:
  • PN146 .H38 2005
Contents:
1. Why write? -- 2. Finding topics -- 3. Getting started -- 4. About style -- 5. Organizing articles -- 6. Using journals, libraries, surveys, and action research -- 7. Common errors in writing for journals -- 8. Communicating with journal editors -- 9. Questions writers ask -- 10. Getting book contracts -- 11. Planning for success -- 12. Grant proposal writing -- 13. Parts of a proposal -- 14. Three winning proposals -- 15. Using technology to write grants -- 16. Using writing to gain a tenure-track position and tenure -- App. A. Preferences of journals in various disciplines -- App. B. Sample call for manuscripts -- App. C. Sample announcement of coming themes and requests for manuscripts -- App. D. Attending writing workshops -- App. E. University presses -- App. F. Sample proposal for funding -- App. G. Sample proposal rating form -- App. H. Profile of an article.
Review: "This book doesn't just talk about writing and publishing, it tells exactly what to do to dramatically improve any writer's chances for getting published. Kenneth T. Henson's proven principles, strategies, and tactics can be applied to virtually any form of publishing - from specialized or general magazines and journals, to grant proposals, to nonfiction books of all types."--Jacket.Review: "This book doesn't just talk about writing and publishing, it tells exactly what to do to dramatically improve any writer's chances for getting published. Kenneth T. Henson's proven principles, strategies, and tactics can be applied to virtually any form of publishing - from specialized or general magazines and journals, to grant proposals, to nonfiction books of all types."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Why write? -- 2. Finding topics -- 3. Getting started -- 4. About style -- 5. Organizing articles -- 6. Using journals, libraries, surveys, and action research -- 7. Common errors in writing for journals -- 8. Communicating with journal editors -- 9. Questions writers ask -- 10. Getting book contracts -- 11. Planning for success -- 12. Grant proposal writing -- 13. Parts of a proposal -- 14. Three winning proposals -- 15. Using technology to write grants -- 16. Using writing to gain a tenure-track position and tenure -- App. A. Preferences of journals in various disciplines -- App. B. Sample call for manuscripts -- App. C. Sample announcement of coming themes and requests for manuscripts -- App. D. Attending writing workshops -- App. E. University presses -- App. F. Sample proposal for funding -- App. G. Sample proposal rating form -- App. H. Profile of an article.

"This book doesn't just talk about writing and publishing, it tells exactly what to do to dramatically improve any writer's chances for getting published. Kenneth T. Henson's proven principles, strategies, and tactics can be applied to virtually any form of publishing - from specialized or general magazines and journals, to grant proposals, to nonfiction books of all types."--Jacket.

"This book doesn't just talk about writing and publishing, it tells exactly what to do to dramatically improve any writer's chances for getting published. Kenneth T. Henson's proven principles, strategies, and tactics can be applied to virtually any form of publishing - from specialized or general magazines and journals, to grant proposals, to nonfiction books of all types."--BOOK JACKET.

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