CONTENTS

FOREWORD BY BOB BLANCHARD

PREFACE

PART I WHY WRITE?

Know Your Audience: How Writing Helped Me Be a Better Librarian by Elizabeth A. Stephan

Narrative and Librarianship by John Glover

Writing for Professional Development by Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen

Why Write on Nonlibrarian Topics? by Valerie J. Nye

Writing for Tenure by Robert P. Holley

Coauthoring for Tenure by Valerie J. Nye

Poetry and Librarianship by John Glover

PART II EDUCATION OF A WRITER

GETTING STARTED

Don’t Find Time to Write—Make Time by Gabriel Morley

A Pep Talk on Writing the Awful First Draft by Paul Blobaum

Writing 101: Reading with a Writer’s Eye by Jan Siebold

Becoming an Expert—Finding Your Niche by Bruce R. Schueneman

Find Out What’s Currently Being Published in Children’s Books by Mary Northrup

Building a Writer’s Portfolio by Kris Swank

MLS, MFA: The Working Librarian Pursuing a Degree in Creative Writing by Colleen S. Harris

Bringing Creative Writing Lessons to the Library Literature Worktable by Georgie Donovan

WRITING WITH OTHERS

Nurturing the Writer within Using Mentors and Guides by Paul Blobaum

Writing with Colleagues: Strategies for Getting the Work Done by Georgie Donovan

Librarian Writing Groups by Stephanie Mathson

Writing Groups by Nancy Kalikow Maxwell

Networking and Serendipity in Publishing by Aline Soules

REVISE, REVISE, REVISE

245 Field Meets Chicago Manual of Style: Formatting Your Manuscript by Kathryn Yelinek

Editing Your Writing by Beth Nieman

The Librarian’s Guide to Dealing with Revision Requests by Michael Lorenzen

Working with Book and Journal Editors to Revise Your Manuscript by Patrick Ragains

LESSONS FROM PUBLISHING

Preparing for Publication: Strategies for Identifying Potential Library Journals by Deborah H. Charbonneau

The Path to Representation: Finding a Literary Agent by Anika Fajardo

Treat Yourself as a Patron: Tracking Your Submissions by Kathryn Yelinek

Interdisciplinary Publication: Thinking beyond Library Journals to Write What Your Clients Read by Michelynn McKnight

The End or the Beginning? Learning from Rejection by Anika Fajardo

Self-Publishing by Bruce R. Schueneman

DIY Publishing Projects: Broadsides, Chapbooks, and Beyond by Lisa A. Forrest

Spreading the Word by Robert S. Nelson

Twenty-five Years at BookExpo: What I Learned about Librarian Authorship by Elizabeth Morelli

PART III FINDING YOUR NICHE IN PRINT

BOOKS

Niche: Writing about Diversity through Books by Vandella Brown

Publishing Mystery Fiction by Kris Swank

Writing for Reference Books by Sigrid Kelsey

Writing Sequels by Janet Husband

Tips for Compiling a Publishable Bibliography by John R. Burch Jr.

NEWSLETTERS AND NEWSPAPERS

Being an ALA Newsletter Editor by Stacy Russo

Partners: Helping Your Hometown Paper Promote the Local Library by Beth Nieman

Press Kits and News Releases by Faye C. Roberts

Writing a Newspaper Column by Faye C. Roberts

REVIEWING

Book Reviews by Sigrid Kelsey

Reviewing Books for a Newspaper by Tom Cooper

Learn How to Review Books by John R. Burch Jr.

Keys to a Healthy Reviewer-Editor Relationship by Douglas King

Peer-Reviewing by Robert P. Holley

Ten Tips for Becoming a Successful Restaurant Reviewer by Ruth Pennington Paget

Writing Video Reviews by Douglas King

MAGAZINES AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS

Advice from an Editor: Writing for a State Library Journal by Elizabeth A. Stephan

Find Your Niche in Magazine Writing by Kay Marner

Freelance Magazine Writing for Librarians by Nancy Kalikow Maxwell

Writing What You Know for Service to Others: Professional Journals by Elaine Sanchez

The Hero’s Journey to an Academic Paper by Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen

Research Evidence in Qualitative Data: Finding Out Why and How, Not Just How Many by Michelynn McKnight

Team Writing: Professional Journals by Elaine Sanchez

ESSAYS

Crafting a Compelling Bibliographic Essay by Beth M. Sheppard

The Librarian as Essay Writer by Elizabeth Morelli

TEXTBOOK WRITING

Textbook Writing: Locating and Working with Textbook Publishers by Ann Marlow Riedling

Writing New Editions of Your Textbooks by Ann Marlow Riedling

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Children’s Librarians! Use Your Skills to Fill Your Collection Gaps by Margaret Read MacDonald

From Storytime to Picture Book: A Path for the Children’s Librarian by Margaret Read MacDonald

The Public Library as Picture Book Publisher by Kay Marner

Writing for Children’s Magazines by Mary Northrup

WRITING ON SPECIFIC SUBJECTS

Writing Biographical Sketches for Professional Development by Janet Butler Munch

Do You Want to Be an Anthologist? by Carolyn Davis

The Librarian-Researcher Who Is Disabled by Carolyn Davis

Writing Regionally by Stacy Russo

The Poet-Librarian: Writing and Submitting Work by Colleen S. Harris

Diversity Shout-Outs! Writing Articles about Diversity by Vandella Brown

PART IV FINDING YOUR NICHE ONLINE

Blogging Tips for Librarians by Michael Lorenzen

Blogging: Writing Op-Eds by Michael Dudley

Librarians as Personal Bloggers by Nicole C. Engard

Ten Reasons to Publish an Online Column by Ruth Pennington Paget

Writing for Library Websites by Beth M. Sheppard

Confessions of an Amazon.com Reviewer by Corinne H. Smith

Promoting but Protecting Yourself Online by Corinne H. Smith

Turning Sequels into a Database by Janet Husband

PART V MAXIMIZING OPPORTUNITIES

Writing for Publication as a State of Mind by Diane Stine

The Academic Librarian as Writer by Janet Butler Munch

Surveys as a Writing Prompt to Get Started in Publishing by Diane Stine

Editing Books by Wayne Jones

Nurturing a Book Concept to Publishing Success: Lessons Learned from a First-Time Book Editor by Deborah H. Charbonneau

Editing a Library Association Magazine by Wayne Jones

Editing Conference Proceedings by Stephanie Mathson

Strategic Publication by Robert S. Nelson

Librarians as First-Time Book Editors by Nicole C. Engard

Publishing by Leveraging New Technologies by Aline Soules

My Very Own ISBN Number: A Librarian’s Path to Publication by Jan Siebold

Maximize Your Opportunities to Get Published by Gabriel Morley

Interviewing for Publication by Patrick Ragains

Librarians and the Local Literary Community: Making Space on the Same Shelf by Lisa A. Forrest

AFTERWORD BY WAYNE JONES

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX