Do you enjoy learning new things and reinforcing what you already know?
Would you like to help college students learn better, and college professors teach better?
Then writing college textbook supplements and other curriculum content is a perfect niche for you…
Writing College Textbook Supplements: Developing Test Questions, Quiz Questions, Instructor Manuals, Lecture Outlines, and Other Curriculum Components, third edition
$27.00; 30-day refund policy
Bonus: Free copy of all new editions, plus a free copy of John’s ebook 50 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block and Procrastination
In this 146-page, 8.5″ x 11″ ebook you’ll learn how to:
- Prepare your résumé and sample materials
- Find editors eager to hire you
- Land that first curriculum development assignment
- Determine how long it will take to do a curriculum development project
- Negotiate high pay rates — $50 per hour and up to $100 per hour or more
- Maintain great relationships with editors
- Interpret contract clauses
- Continue getting high-paying curriculum-development work
And you’ll get detailed instructions on the most efficient ways to do an excellent job creating common curriculum/instructional design components:
- Test and quiz questions
- Lecture outlines
- Instructor guides
- Student study guides
- Student companion websites
- Image collections
- Student readers
- Resource guides
- Video scripts
- Lab manuals
- Booklets
And you’ll discover how to:
- Write portions of textbooks
- Copy edit and proofread manuscripts
- Review textbook manuscripts
- Be a developmental editor or project manager for curriculum content/instructional design projects
Creating Curriculum Content Is a Great Way to Boost Your Income
Whether you are a college instructor/professor or an intelligent freelance writer, you can add a lot of extra money to your bottom line. And you get to learn and reinforce what you already know in the process.
“John Soares has written an excellent guide to the art of textbook supplement writing. He thoroughly covers everything you need to know to get projects from editors, and he explains the process of preparing a textbook supplement step by step. If you have ever considered authoring a textbook supplement, I cannot think of anyone more qualified to show you the way than John Soares.”
–Sharon Adams Poore
Senior Development Editor
Cengage Learning
“John, just wanted you to know that I ordered and read your book on writing college supplements. I followed its advice and literally within two days I had a contract to write test questions for an AP study guide for $5,000! In the following week, two other editors from national publishers have contacted me and we are currently negotiating contracts for development of a teaching guide and an interactive online learning tool. I bought your book thinking, “blah, blah, blah,” more empty advice about not getting discouraged and sending out tons of emails. BOY, WAS I SURPRISED! Your advice was right on point. It must be that U.C. Davis grad school education!”
— Kevin Cochrane, freelance writer
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If, after examining Writing College Textbook Supplements: Developing Test Questions, Quiz Questions, Instructor Manuals, Lecture Outlines, and Other Curriculum Components, third edition, you are unhappy with it for any reason, just contact me and I’ll cheerfully refund your $27. And you can keep the ebook with my compliments.
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Free Copies of All Future Editions
Your purchase of Writing College Textbook Supplements: Developing Test Questions, Quiz Questions, Instructor Manuals, Lecture Outlines, and Other Curriculum Components, third edition, entitles you to a free copy of each new edition of the ebook forever. I added a lot of new information to this edition, so I can’t guarantee there will be a fourth edition any time soon, but I’m constantly learning new tricks and techniques that I’ll want to share with you. I get your e-mail address when you order, and I’ll contact you when I create new editions.
“Your academic-writing webinar with Carol Tice was so informative that within a couple of weeks, I’d made a good contact through whom I landed a four-figure creative writing gig. Your tips allowed me to make a professional pitch and presentation; the result being the receipt of several lucrative, enjoyable assignments from this client alone. Of course, then I bought your book, which is full of practical, usable advice, with no wasted information on any page. Writing College Textbook Supplements is taking me places, and has paid for itself hundreds of times over. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with fellow writers.”
— Anne Maclachlan, freelance writer
“When I decided to become a freelance writer, I knew I wanted to work in higher education in some capacity. I scoured the internet for ways to become a writer in this field and stumbled upon John’s Writing College Textbook Supplements ebook. I read through it several times, applied his techniques and, sure enough, my very first writing assignment for a major textbook publishing company earned me $4,000!! If you’re looking to become a textbook supplements writer, John’s ebook is packed full of useful and relevant information on how to approach companies, get the job and provide them with quality work. He gives details on the different projects and how to maintain a good relationship with editors which will lead to more business. I can’t recommend John’s ebook highly enough. It paid off for me, and I have no doubt it will do the same for you.”
— Michael Taulier, freelance writer
Bonus: Free Copy of 50 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block and Procrastination
You’ll also get the PDF version of 50 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block and Procrastination, my concise ebook about getting your curriculum content writing done quickly and efficiently.
Will Writing College Textbook Supplements Become Dated?
Not significantly. The companies that hire curriculum content creators/instructional designers can change, and I have two blog posts that I update frequently:
Major College Textbook Publishers That Hire Freelance Curriculum Content Creators
The Curriculum Content/Instructional Design Projects I’ve Completed
See info on the nearly 300 college textbook supplements and ancillaries I’ve created during my nearly thirty years in this niche. I know what I’m doing!
Read Samples from the Ebook
Read the detailed table of contents, introduction and most of the first chapter here.
Writing College Textbook Supplements: Developing Test Questions, Quiz Questions, Instructor Manuals, Lecture Outlines, and Other Curriculum Components, third edition
$27.00; 30-day refund policy
Bonus: Free copy of all new editions, plus a free copy of John’s ebook 50 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block and Procrastination
Disclosures
Even though I average well over $50 per hour creating curriculum content, there is no guarantee that you will make that much. It depends on your negotiating skills with editors and also how fast you can get quality work done.
And there is no guarantee you will even be offered work. That depends on your education, writing experience and skills, and your ability to market yourself.
Finally, Sharon Adams-Poore, who hired me for over a dozen projects, received a complimentary review copy of the ebook.