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We've observed four traps that seem to be set just for physician authors:

• Knowledge traps
• Price traps
• Reader traps
• Time traps

Knowledge traps

Knowing too much about medicine and too little about writing and publishing can result in a book that is ponderous and
complex, with sentences and paragraphs meandering through acres of verbal undergrowth. Your reade rmay be lost.

No amount of knowledge can substitute for good organization and style in making your book effective. Unlike the situation you face when writing for a professional journal or commercial publisher, with self-publishing you are both judge and jury until your book has been produced. Only then will you learn if you have been successful.

Don't let your knowledge interfere with good communications. Even technical and scientific topics can be presented clearly.
On the other hand, never approach a prospective publishing consultant by saying you know absolutely nothing about writing
or book publishing. As soon as you admit you know nothing, the unscrupulous operator is ready to pounce on you with costly and time-consuming options for producing your book.

Learn what you can. Ask questions. Base your book on your knowledge of the subject matter and the interest and
comprehension level of your reader.

Click on another type of physician publishing trap: Price traps, Reader Traps, Time traps.

IIf you've had a bad experience with self-publishing, share your tale with us so we can help other physician authors avoid the same problems. Send email to hodi@mindspring.com. Or write to us at P.O. Box 247, Caldwell, ID 83606.

Physician Publishing represents a line of editorial and design work offered by Griffith Publishing, providing book publishing services since 1988.

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We offer top quality services for web design, brochure and posters, book and newsletter design, and logo design. All design projects are one-on-one with an award-winning West Coast designer. We never use templates.

We also offer custom-designed packages for virtually every communication need, including CD and DVD production, audio tapes, group presentations, and business reports.

We don't try to do everything ourselves, and neither should you. We evaluate and choose the best, and you receive the benefits.

Call Joyce Griffith at
800 359-9503