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Practical strategies for becoming a successful medical book author.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18467473     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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.
Authors:
Robert E Hales; John J McDuffie; Glen O Gabbard; Katharine Phillips; John Oldham; Donna E Stewart
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry     Volume:  32     ISSN:  1042-9670     ISO Abbreviation:  Acad Psychiatry     Publication Date:    2008 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-05-09     Completed Date:  2008-08-08     Revised Date:  2010-12-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8917200     Medline TA:  Acad Psychiatry     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  183-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. rehales@ucdavis.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Advertising as Topic / methods
Authorship*
Books*
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Marketing / methods
Peer Review
Psychiatry / education*
Publishing / organization & administration*
Research / methods
Textbooks as Topic / standards
Writing*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K24 MH063975-11/MH/NIMH NIH HHS

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