Well, since the sum total of what I know about your skill set comes from writing and blogging, it sounds like a good fit to me, though I have to admit the temptation to edit was was coming through would be pretty strong.

I suspect you should talk to ... someone? ... about whether you have any responsibility for quality; if not, fine, but that has to be understood up front.

My big entertainment at the moment is doing a review of a textbook -- the textbook companies pay for feedback -- which is a slightly revised version of a textbook I hated when I used it last time, with additional pedagogical scaffolding of very dubious value. I don't think I'm going to get quoted in the promotional material....

I'd talk to someone, but as fast as they're moving ahead with hiring their new "communications" person, I'm hoping that the quality responsibility will be handed off even before the blog is launched.

I talked to Gidget about content yesterday and she mentioned that the snooze-fest company newsletter is a delight to Jason--he's never liked it before and loves it now. So, I'm thinking that any hint of personality or color in any text coming out of this company is doomed.

No, you're not going to appear in the promotional material for the textbook, so go ahead and take the opportunity to lay down the law! Considering what textbooks cost and how many hours the poor students and teachers have to spend with them in a year, it's disgraceful to publish them if they're of poor quality.

Grab your red pen and get to work! :)