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pix Tricia Aanderud Author to Author with Tricia Aanderud

Tricia Aanderud is coauthor of the new book, Building Business Intelligence Using SAS: Content Development Examples, just out this month. Here's a snapshot of where she is in the publishing process, what advice she has for others, and what she really thinks of SAS. Read more.

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Meet Your Editor - Stephenie Joyner

Stephenie came to SAS as a technical writer in 1982, and she came back to SAS in 1993 after a short stint at IBM. She started with SAS Press in 2001 and has been here ever since. Read what Stephenie’s colleagues have to say about her.

Aimee Rodriguez - 2012 Conferences

Our conference lineup for 2012

Here at SAS Publishing, we've started the new year off with a bang, particularly when it comes to conferences. We're attending a number of new shows in addition to the usual lineup this year. Visit our booth, meet our authors, check out our new and forthcoming titles, and talk with an acquisitions editor about that book you’ve been thinking about writing. Whatever your goals, we hope to see you at one of these shows!

Writing Tips

Writing Tips & Techniques
Breaking Your Topics into Chapters

A basic but important step early on in the writing process is to break your topic down into chapters. Here are a few suggestions on getting started.

Becoming a SAS Press Author

Who can write for SAS Press?

SAS Press publishes books that are written by SAS users for SAS users. Our books cover an ever-expanding variety of topics, including SAS applications or examples, programming tips and techniques, using SAS with other products, and statistical analysis. The ideas and applications discussed by the authors of SAS Press books represent some of the best ideas in the SAS user community.

What topic should I write about?

The best topics come from your direct experience with SAS software.

Click here for a list of possible considerations.

I have an idea for a book. What do I do next?

The first step is to submit a book proposal. Whether you want to write a full-length book or a short booklet, your book proposal defines the goals of your project and should be detailed enough to help you structure and write your manuscript. Your proposal needs to reflect your thorough planning of the topic and the type of information you want to present. Because it will be reviewed by a team of experts at SAS, it is important to present your proposal in such a way that others understand it and see its potential as clearly as you do.

Click here to see the elements needed for a complete proposal.