My essay, "When the Professor Wrote the Textbook," just went live on the Text and Academic Authors Association website so I thought I'd give the TAA a plug.

The TAA site has a free preview, but the complete site is only open to paying members. However, if you plan to write, edit, or publish textbooks, this should be an organization you consider joining. Services include special newsletters, writing help, access to information about publishers, agents and markets, and an annual conference on the industry. There is copious publishing advice in their newsletter and in their online archives.

You can find an early draft of my article on Pedablogue.

[p.s. Our server's blogging software has recently been updated, so there are kinks in the system here and there (for commenting, searching, etc.) that I keep stumbling upon... apologies for the bumps in the road as I try to solve these...but do e-mail me if you find something horrendously frustrating. -- Mike Arnzen]

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