Thomas A. Mason, J. Kent Calder

Writing Local History Today

A Guide to Researching, Publishing, and Marketing Your Book

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Writing Local History Today guides local historians through the process of researching, writing, and publishing their work. Thomas A. Mason and J. Kent 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 one's work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Second Edition
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9781538182611
• ISBN-10: 1538182610
• Artikelnr.: 70060911

Autorenporträt

By Thomas A. Mason and J. Kent Calder

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: The Consumer: Who Is Your Audience? Chapter 2:
Evidence: Where Do You Find It? How Do You Use It? (Research) Chapter 3:
Communication: How Do You Shape a Specialized Subject Chapter 4: Economics,
Design, and Production: How Do You Produce and Market Appendix 1: Sample
Author's Guidelines Appendix 2: Sample Contract for an Article Appendix 3:
Sample Contract for a Book Appendix 4: Sample Contract with a Photographer
Appendix 5: Sample Request for Proposal for Typesetting and Printing a
Journal Appendix 6: Sample Request for Proposals for Writing a Book
Appendix 7: Sample Request for Proposals for Publishing a Book Appendix 8:
Why Books Cost: Or a Glance at the Microeconomics of Book Publishing for
Small Publishers, by Gregory M. Britton Bibliography