Writing Local History Today: A Guide to Researching, Publishing, and Marketing Your Book (American Association for State and Local History) - Hardcover
Buch 29 von 91: American Association for State and Local History
Inhaltsangabe
Writing Local History Today guides local historians through the process of researching, writing, and publishing their work. Mason & Calder present step-by-step advice to guide aspiring authors to a successful publication and focus not only on how to write well but also how to market and sell their work. Highlights include:
- Discussion of how to identify an audience for your writing project
- Tips for effective research and planning
- Sample documents, such as contracts and requests for proposals
- Discussion of how to use social media to leverage your publication
- Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks to self-publishing
- An essay by Gregory Britton, the editorial director of John Hopkins University Press, about financial pitfalls in publishing
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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor
Thomas A. Mason is Adjunct Lecturer in History at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.
J. Kent Calder is the Executive Director of the Texas State Historical Association, located on the campus of the University of North Texas, Denton.
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