Description: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 projectTips for effective research and planningSample documents, such as contracts and requests for proposalsDiscussion of how to use social media to leverage your publicationDiscussion of the benefits and drawbacks to self-publishingAn essay by Gregory Britton, the editorial director of John Hopkins University Press, about financial pitfalls in publishingThis guide is useful for first-time authors who need help with this sometimes daunting process, or for previously published historians who need a quick reference or timely tip.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Writing Local History Today: A Guide to Researching, Publishing, and Marketing Your Book. To get started finding Writing Local History Today: A Guide to Researching, Publishing, and Marketing Your Book, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
148
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release
2013
ISBN
075911904X
Writing Local History Today: A Guide to Researching, Publishing, and Marketing Your Book
Description: 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 projectTips for effective research and planningSample documents, such as contracts and requests for proposalsDiscussion of how to use social media to leverage your publicationDiscussion of the benefits and drawbacks to self-publishingAn essay by Gregory Britton, the editorial director of John Hopkins University Press, about financial pitfalls in publishingThis guide is useful for first-time authors who need help with this sometimes daunting process, or for previously published historians who need a quick reference or timely tip.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Writing Local History Today: A Guide to Researching, Publishing, and Marketing Your Book. To get started finding Writing Local History Today: A Guide to Researching, Publishing, and Marketing Your Book, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.