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Practical Strategies for Becoming a Successful Medical Book Author

Received August 24, 2007; revised November 30, 2007; accepted December 12, 2007. All authors are affiliated with the Books Division, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.; Dr. Hales is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, Calif.; Mr. McDuffie is Editorial Director, Books, at American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., in Arlington, Va.; Drs. Gabbard and Oldham are affiliated with the Menninger Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.; Dr. Phillips is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, R.I.; Dr. Stewart is affiliated the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada. Address correspondence to Robert E. Hales, M.D., M.B.A., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, 2230 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817; rehales{at}ucdavis.edu (e-mail).

OBJECTIVE: The authors, all senior editors in the Books Division of American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., provide practical advice to authors who may be considering writing or editing a medical book. METHODS: The authors summarize strategies for developing a book proposal and outline an approach to developing a focus for a book. They also list a number of common errors that authors frequently make when they develop a book proposal. The authors provide guidance on publishing research and discuss how authors can collaborate with a publisher’s marketing department to publicize their book. RESULTS: By employing a systematic and well-considered approach to preparing a book proposal and writing or editing a book, authors may achieve professional success and personal satisfaction. CONCLUSION: Writing or editing a medical book requires a different series of steps than authoring a journal article.

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