On the Brink of a Book
Do you have a book roaming around inside your head but are unsure what it is about, whether you want to write it, or how to organize such a massive project? Does the whole writing and publishing process intimidate you? If you are undecided about whether to write the book and whether the time commitment might be worth it, his workshop will be for you.
You will learn how to:
- Write on the “right” topic that builds a body of work instead of rehashing stale topics from your dissertation.
- Define what your book is about, for whom you want to write it, and what its publication will do for you and your readers.
- Quickly generate the big picture of the content in less than an hour.
- Organize the content into a structure that will help you move the project along.
- Decide if the costs are worth the benefits.
- Predict and manage the time required for the writing.
- Manage the tasks and a life while you write,
- Improving your writing as you go by revising first and then editing.
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When and how to ask for help.
- Write a winning proposal.
- Develop a marketing plan.
- Conquer the self-defeating attitudes and distractions that block writing progress.
- Stop procrastinating and get writing regularly;
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Write a winning proposal.
Suggested Audience: all faculty interested in publishing
Suggested Time Frames:
- 1 hour- presentation with some exercises;
- 2 hours - mini-lectures with exercises;
- 3 hours – workshop with mini-lectures, exercises, and deeper learning