Writing for publication : easy-to-follow template guides for nurses and allied health professionals / Darlene Sredl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sredl, Darlene, author.

Series:

Nursing-- issues, problems and challenges.

Nursing- Issues, Problems and Challenges

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Authorship.

Authorship--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (69 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Title notwithstanding, this book is not primarily about writing. Any number of creative writing and/or English composition classes can teach you that. Rather, this book is about what you can do with your written words after you have finished writing - namely, how to publish them. Decades of experience culminating in over 90 professional publications, countless public education articles, and five books have taught me that seeking a publisher; fitting your manuscript to the publisher's needs and audience, negotiating contract terms; and revising, editing, and formatting may well be a science unt

Contents:

""WRITING FOR PUBLICATION: EASY-TO-FOLLOW TEMPLATE GUIDES FOR NURSES AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS""; ""WRITING FOR PUBLICATION: EASY-TO-FOLLOW TEMPLATE GUIDES FOR NURSES AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Expository versus Narrative Writing""; ""Tips You Should Know""; ""Expository""; ""EXPOSITORY-Descriptive""; ""EXPOSITORY-Explanatory""; ""EXPOSITORY-Illustrative""; ""EXPOSITORY-Analytical""; ""Argumentative""; ""DEFINING-Evaluative""; ""DEFINING-Interpretive""; ""Narrative Writing""

""Narrative Writing Fiction""""The Role of a Literary Agent""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: The Importance of Creativity and Initiative""; ""Creativity""; ""Taking INITIATIVE""; ""Keeping a Diary""; ""Title- A Compelling Introduction That Leaves Readers Wanting More""; ""Ghost Writers""; ""Fiction Supported by Fact""; ""A. Fiction Supported by Fact""; ""Screen Writing""; ""Using This Template""; ""Cartoons""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Types of Ideas Worth Submitting to a Publisher""; ""Personal Opinion""; ""Letters to the Editor""; ""Other Author Position Refutation""

""New Twist on an Old Idea""""Personal Experience""; ""Publishing Ethics""; ""Interview""; ""Importance of Cover Letter""; ""Interview Examples""; ""Photograph""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Professional Manuscripts""; ""A. Manuscript versus Query Method""; ""Sending Electronically""; ""Query Method""; ""Royalties/Fees/Kill Fee""; ""Open Access""; ""Kill Fee""; ""B. Dissertation""; ""That Tip Is This: Choose a Topic That Can Be Researched As Quickly and Cheaply As Possible""; ""Dissertation Template""; ""C. Grant Writing""; ""Searching for Funding""; ""IRB""; ""Clinical Research Article""

""EBP Levels of Evidence""""Clinical Relevance""; ""Impact Factor""; ""D. Concept Analysis""; ""Concept Analysis-How to Do It""; ""Template for Normal Concept Analysis""; ""Concept: Love""; ""How Concept Analysis Is Helpful in Theory""; ""What Is the Step- by- Step Procedure for a Concept Analysis""; ""Model Case""; ""Contrary Case""; ""Advantages and Limitations of Concept Analysis""; ""How Are Concept Analyses Used in the Development or Affirmation of Nursing Theory?""; ""Concepts Are the Building Blocks of Theory""; ""Conceptual Models of Nursing Theory""; ""Middle Range Theory""

""Concept Analysis Hybrid, Evolutionary and Wilsonian""""Hybrid""; ""Evolutionary Concept Analysis""; ""Steps in Evolutionary Concept Analysis""; ""Review of Steps in Wilsonian Concept Analysis (Wilson, 1963) Walker and Avant, 2005""; ""Meta-Analysis""; ""Personal Helps""; ""Resume Writing""; ""Contact Information""; ""Objective""; ""Education""; ""Present Position""; ""Previous employment""; ""Honors and Awards/ Special skills""; ""References""; ""Curriculum Vitae""; ""CV Template""; ""Book""; ""Index""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63463-469-1

OCLC:

899495757