Writing Local History Today

A Guide to Researching, Publishing, and Marketing Your Book

Nonfiction, History, Reference, Reference & Language, Research, Language Arts, Writing & Publishing, Authorship
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Author: Thomas A. Mason, J. Kent Calder ISBN: 9780759119048
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publication: October 11, 2013
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language: English
Author: Thomas A. Mason, J. Kent Calder
ISBN: 9780759119048
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication: October 11, 2013
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English

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

This 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.

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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:

This 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.

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