Writing and publishing for academic authors /
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| Imprint: | Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c1992. |
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| Description: | xv, 325 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1319905 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Joseph M. Moxley
- Pt. I. Strategies for Developing Scholarly Writing Projects. 1. If Not Now, When? / Joseph M. Moxley. 2. Strategies for Enhancing Scholarly Productivity / Robert Boice. 3. Freewriting and the Problem of Wheat and Tares / Peter Elbow
- Pt. II. Academic Genres. 4. Publishing Scholarship in Humanistic Disciplines: Joining the Conversation / Gary A. Olson. 5. Terribly Technical Writing / Richard Stark. 6. Writing as Witnessing / Lynn Z. Bloom. 7. Reviewing Books for Scholarly Journals / Robin W. Erwin, Jr. 8. From Proposal to Print: Publishing Papers from Academic Conferences in Book Form / Lagretta T. Lenker. 9. From Prospectus to Print: Editing Conference Papers and Publishing the Dissertation / Sara Deats. 10. University Presses: In and Out of the Ivory Tower / Naomi B. Pascal. 11. The Art and Agendas of Writing a Successful Textbook Proposal / Paul A. Smith. 12. How to Find a Find and Catch a Catch: Writing the Winning Grant Proposal / Judith Ruderman. 13. Why Not Write for Commercial Publication? / Ben Johnson
- Pt. III. Revising and Editing Strategies. 14. Strategies for Planning and Revising Research Reports / Donald Fiske. 15. Loose, Baggy Sentences / Claire Kehrwald Cook. 16. Everyone is a Proofreader: How to Check Your Documents / Carolyn Bagin and Jo VanDoren
- Pt. IV. Current Issues in Scholarly Publishing. 17. Coauthoring for Scholarly Publication: Should You Collaborate? / Evelyn Ashton-Jones. 18. Establishing Collaborative Author/Editor Relationships: The Heldref Paradigm / Sheila Barrows. 19. Why Use Computerized Databases? / Joseph M. Moxley. 20. Author's Guide to Scholarly Publishing / Diane Peterson and Joseph M. Moxley.