Publications Book Author

Description

A book author is a good writer who can write quality, creative content in their own style. They know about hiking and hiking trails in the proposed or revised book and have a thorough understanding of the target audience. The book project manager, author, and editor can decide to shift various responsibilities to the author to better utilize everyone’s skills and interests.

Responsibilities 

• Submit a proposal for a new book to the Publications Committee, including the type of book and a sample chapter, or request that a new edition of a previously published book be prepared. The proposal must include an initial marketing plan. 
• Sign the author agreement
• Research and write text as in the proposal, adhering to the style sheet for that publication
• Information about a park, which can include a history of the park
• Hike or trail descriptions 
• Sidebars
• Research and write for each chapter 
• Driving directions and parking lots
• GPS coordinates 
• Public transportation access
• Park contact information
• Permitted and suitable uses – dogs, bikes, horses, accessibility, cross-country skiing
• Obtain quality photographs for the book and the front cover
• Supply marked-up maps to the cartographer
• Write the author’s message, which includes thanking volunteers who worked the minimum number of hours on the boo,k and write thank you letters to the above volunteers 
• Write material for the back of the book cover
• Cooperatively develop and execute a marketing plan, especiallyby giving talks to promote it.

Skills needed

• Ability to write relevant and quality content
• Collaboration with book editor, project manager, photographer, and cartographer
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Organizational skills

Time Commitment

5-20 hours per week during the project, which can take ~3-5 years for a first edition