Title -- Copyright -- 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.