Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Dr. Jim Feher: Publishing made easy with GTP!

It goes without saying that undertaking the authoring of a text can be fairly intimidating, but I guess I just said that anyway. As an author, you want to just write about what you are interested in, however you need to worry about formatting, editing, technical content review, image creation, distribution, printing; the list can go on and on and can leave you starting to think twice about the idea of writing any text.

Fear not, the GTP has a host of services that will assist you and let you focus on content development. The GTP will:
* Provide a general style guide that is useful for document formatting
* Assist in the text layout
* Assist in image and table layout
* Coordinate the generation of your master document/final product
* Provide editors for the non-technical content
* Post your final project onto Lulu.com for you
* Publicize your texts on Facebook, Twitter, and the GTP Google group.
...and much more I am probably forgetting

In fact, I'd say the most important thing to remember is not to be afraid to ask for help. Marisa Drexel, the Associate Editor for the GTP team was a HUGE help for me with all of the things I mentioned above.

The GTP team allowed me to concentrate on the technical content which took a tremendous burden off of my shoulders. So fear not, don't let yourself be intimidated from taking that first step and starting your text, the GTP is there for you!