adventures in writing: creating a legacy of...

Adventures in Writing: Creating a Legacy of Expertise

by Dr. Kathy Reavy

to write textbooks, manuals, other

printed resources

Because you-the practicing DNP-

have the wisdom, expertise, skills, and knowledge

•  Resources & textbooks written by

DNP experts in their practice area enhance a reader’s trust in the product.

•  Your expertise contributes content, depth, and quality of the product.

WRITING A PROSPECTUS Purpose: To market your idea to a

prospective publisher 1.  Follow the directions as presented by

the publisher. 2.  Pay attention to grammar, spelling, and

subtitles. 3.  Create a professional product. 4.  Create a working title that describes

your audience and topic. 5.  Describe your conceptual or theoretical

framework. A framework describes the mental place where you think and strategize.

6.  Be honest with yourself regarding time to write, personal life, work schedule.

7.  Analyze your competition. What gaps in the market are you trying to fill?

8.  Submit a Table of Contents and a completed chapter.

9.  Requested information: proposed # of pages; scope of subject matter; intended audience and context; important features that make your book different from others on the market.

10. Submit your updated vitae.

Answer: To act on your ideas.

Writing expresses you as a person. Writing makes your thinking visible. Writing increases your ability to explain a complex position to readers—and to yourself. Writing requires that you anticipate the need of your readers, thereby demonstrating your intellectual flexibility and maturity. Writing is an essential job skill. Writing contributes to building the DNP legacy. (Marquette University, 2011)