Higher Education Freelance Writing Archives - Productive Writers https://productivewriters.com/category/freelance-writing/freelance-writing-for-college-textbook-publishers/ Work Less ~ Earn More ~ Live More Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:32:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Writing College Textbook Supplements, Third Edition, Is Here! https://productivewriters.com/2018/02/28/writing-college-textbook-supplements-3e/ https://productivewriters.com/2018/02/28/writing-college-textbook-supplements-3e/#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:59:52 +0000 https://productivewriters.com/?p=6775 I’m pleased to announce the release of the third edition of Writing College Textbook Supplements: Developing Test Questions, Quiz Questions, Instructor Manuals, Lecture Outlines, and Other Curriculum Components. Most long-time readers know that this has been my main freelance writing niche for over two decades. This expanded and completely up-to-date edition details everything a freelance […]

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]]> Major U.S. College Textbook Publishers That Hire Freelance Curriculum Content Creators https://productivewriters.com/2018/02/26/college-textbook-publishers-freelance-writers-curriculum/ Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:00:17 +0000 https://productivewriters.com/?p=6761 College textbook publishers have a great need for freelance writers to develop curriculum components such as test questions, quiz questions, lecture outlines, instructor manuals and student study guides. My ebook Writing College Textbook Supplements, third edition, describes in detail how to create these ancillary materials, and how to get hired by college textbook publishers and […]

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]]> New Edition of Writing College Textbook Supplements Coming Soon, Plus a Survey https://productivewriters.com/2017/07/31/new-edition-writing-college-textbook-supplements-survey/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 13:59:56 +0000 http://productivewriters.com/?p=6611 This summer I’ve been working hard on the third edition of Writing College Textbook Supplements, the ebook that details how to succeed in my main niche, which is creating test and quiz questions, lecture outlines, instructor’s manuals, and student study guides for college textbooks. Already Bought a Previous Edition? Great! You’ll be getting a free copy […]

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]]> Your College Textbook Supplements Income: 11 Crucial Factors https://productivewriters.com/2016/04/26/college-textbook-supplements-income/ Tue, 26 Apr 2016 16:02:43 +0000 https://productivewriters.com/?p=6714 You can make a good income writing instructor’s manuals, student study guides, test questions, Internet exercises, and many other types of supplements for college textbooks; I make at least $50 per hour, and often more. However, you have to know the right formula for getting those high-paying assignments from editors, and getting those same editors […]

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]]> College Textbook Publisher Financial Health: Pearson Higher Education https://productivewriters.com/2016/04/25/college-textbook-publisher-pearson-financial-health/ Mon, 25 Apr 2016 15:14:35 +0000 https://productivewriters.com/?p=6711 Major college textbook publishers like Pearson Higher Education are the ones that hire the vast majority of freelance writers to write supplements and other curriculum components. Pearson Higher Education/Prentice Hall Now it turns out that Prentice Hall, an imprint of Pearson that you are likely familiar with, has given me a lot of work since […]

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]]> Revise The Existing Textbook Supplement or Just Redo It? https://productivewriters.com/2016/04/19/textbook-supplement-revise-redo/ Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:56:03 +0000 https://productivewriters.com/?p=6709 Many of the textbook supplement projects you’ll do as a freelance curriculum creator involve updating a supplement to reflect changes between an old edition and a new edition. I have several such projects right now. The big question: when should you just revise the existing material and when should you just start over and treat […]

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]]> Test Bank Revision Problem I See the Most https://productivewriters.com/2016/04/15/test-bank-revision-problem/ Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:20:16 +0000 https://productivewriters.com/?p=6707 I’ve written many thousands of multiple-choice questions, true- false questions, and essay questions in my 20-plus years as a freelance writer for higher education publishers. Frequently I’m hired to revise an existing textbook supplement, often a test bank. This occurs when a new edition of the textbook is issued and test questions have to added, […]

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]]> Download My Podcasts About Writing Textbook Supplements https://productivewriters.com/2014/12/22/podcast-textbook-supplements/ https://productivewriters.com/2014/12/22/podcast-textbook-supplements/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2014 15:10:19 +0000 http://productivewriters.com/?p=5754 Writing supplemental materials for college textbooks has been my main freelance writing niche for over twenty years. I love the intellectual stimulation, plus I’ve made a decent income that has allowed me to live wherever I want, including three years on Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. This post shares two podcasts… My Interview with the Text and Academic […]

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