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by Hope E. Paasch
Battalion Reporter
Becoming a published author
may take a considerable amount
of patience, but working with
the Texas A&M University Press
can make the task much easier.
The Press, which now has
more than 100 books in print,
publishes non-fiction works of
established writers and also
handles non-fiction manuscripts
from amateurs. Director Lloyd
G. Lyman said.
Anyone can submit a manu
script for publication to the
Press, regardless of citizenship
status, financial resources or ex
perience.
The author’s first step is to
submit two copies of his manu
script to the publisher.
After the publisher receives
the manuscript, a copy is sent to
at least one expert in that parti
cular field for evaluation. This
step normally takes six to nine
weeks, Lyman said, but can take
longer, depending on the availa
bility of the person wanted for
the evaluation.
If the manuscript receives a
positive evaluation, it is then
submitted to the University
Press Committee for approval,
Lyman said. If the response to
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the manuscript is negative, then
the author is usually turned
down for publication.
The committee, which is com
posed of faculty from Texas
A&M, decides if the manuscript
has market potential.
Sometimes, after the commit
tee approves a manuscript, ptib-
lication is delayed because of the
cost involved, Lyman said. If this
happens, the author is encour
aged to seek grants or donations
from various foundations to fi
nance the publication. The Press
also will seek financial support
for that particular manuscript.
After committee approval,
the author signs a contract. At
this point, royalty percentages
are negotiated, Lyman said. The
average royalty is about 10 per
cent of the net return.
The manuscript is then re
turned to the author for any re
visions that the committee or ex
perts may have recommended.
While the copy editor works on
the content of the book, the de
signer and production staff de
velop the design.
Promotion for the book is
handled by the staff at the Press
and may include radio and tele
vision interviews. Also,
brochures on the book are
mailed out, especially if the book
is a scholarly work, he said.
United Press International
Residents of Houston and
San Antonio are increasingly
likely to be killed, but people
in Dallas are safer — at least
statistically — according to a
national survey of homicide
rates.
Raymond Teske, associate
professor of criminal justice at
Sam Houston State Universi
ty, said 300 people were slain
in Dallas last year — the first
reduction in the city’s homi
cide rate in two years.
Meanwhile, Dallas ranked
seventh among the country’s
10 largest cities on a per-
capita basis.
Although numbers de
clined, the frequency with
which Dallas residents killed
each other was more than
three times the national aver
age. Dallas reported 33 homi
cides per 100,000 residents.
The national average was 10
per 100,000.
Houston, with the filth
highest total in the nation last
year, had 701 homicides, an
increase of 68 over 1980. The
Houston homocide rate was
44 per 100,000 residents.
San Antonio, ranked ninth,
reported a record 182 homo-
cides in 1981 compared to 164
the previous year. San Anto
nio recorded 23 homocides
per 100,000.
Dallas Police Chief
King said he had noexj
lion for his city’s declmj
homic ides. The city ex|
eiued a record 320homi(
in 1980.
“1 don’t think there»
explanation," King said.
“ This is not a crimet!
honestly responsive to
action,’’ he said. "Theft!
very much we can do tok
an effect. Murder ratesg
ally go up and down
societal conditions. 1
Police records indicated,
inc reasing number oil
victims were selected at
dom, with many killeddui
robberies. Only aboutat!
of the victims knew i
assailants, a sharp com
with the national figum
more than . r >0 percent,Iq
said.
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may Ire attributed to Dal
recent influx of out-ofsu
workers who have repio
unemployed, Teske said.
‘In many cases, the wiSb
are unskilled, while most
the’ jobs require high techm
skills.” he said. "ThejqM
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