Practical strategies for becoming a successful medical book author. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • OBJECTIVE: The authors, all senior editors in the Books Division of American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., provide practical advice to authors who may be considering writing or editing a medical book. METHODS: The authors summarize strategies for developing a book proposal and outline an approach to developing a focus for a book. They also list a number of common errors that authors frequently make when they develop a book proposal. The authors provide guidance on publishing research and discuss how authors can collaborate with a publisher's marketing department to publicize their book. RESULTS: By employing a systematic and well-considered approach to preparing a book proposal and writing or editing a book, authors may achieve professional success and personal satisfaction. CONCLUSION: Writing or editing a medical book requires a different series of steps than authoring a journal article.

publication date

  • May 1, 2008

Research

keywords

  • Authorship
  • Books
  • Psychiatry
  • Publishing
  • Writing

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 43249098891

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1176/appi.ap.32.3.183

PubMed ID

  • 18467473

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 32

issue

  • 3