Writing Local History Today
A Guide to Researching, Publishing, and Marketing Your Book
2nd Edition
Published on 2. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-1-5381-8262-8 (ISBN)
Description
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 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 proposalsTips and guidance for working with publishersDiscussion of how to use social media to leverage your publicationDiscussion of the benefits and drawbacks to self-publishingThe second edition updates literature, databases, and websites in the fieldThis 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 tips.
Discussion of how to identify an audience for your writing projectTips for effective research and planningSample documents, such as contracts and requests for proposalsTips and guidance for working with publishersDiscussion of how to use social media to leverage your publicationDiscussion of the benefits and drawbacks to self-publishingThe second edition updates literature, databases, and websites in the fieldThis 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 tips.
Reviews / Votes
Current and comprehensive, an exceptional guide from two seasoned local history editors who deftly cover the publishing labyrinth from point of discovery and research development to online options and marketing-a new standard for preserving unexplored layers of the history around us. -- Dan K. Utley, co-author of History Ahead: Stories beyond the Texas Roadside Markers and Links to the Past: The Hidden History on Texas Golf Courses Having worked in an archival repository for over 20 years, two of the most requested topics I've encountered are family history and local history research. Researchers in these areas frequently uncover experiences and stories that are important to document and share. Writing Local History Today, by Mason and Calder, is important in that it provides a comprehensive guide for a broad audience of the entire process - from researching in archives to publication. It will benefit not only the writer of today but the researcher of tomorrow. -- Suzanne Hahn, Vice President, Archives and Library, Indiana Historical SocietyMore details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
11 BW Illustrations, 1 Table
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5381-8262-8 (9781538182628)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Thomas A. Mason | J. Kent Calder
Writing Local History Today
A Guide to Researching, Publishing, and Marketing Your Book
E-Book
06/2024
2nd Edition
Rowman & Littlefield
€32.99
Available for download
Persons
Thomas A. Mason is adjunct senior lecturer at Indiana University-Indianapolis. He previously served as director of publications at the Indiana Historical Society.
J. Kent Calder is retired as editorial director of the University of Oklahoma Press and served as executive director of the Texas State Historical Association from 2008 to 2014.
J. Kent Calder is retired as editorial director of the University of Oklahoma Press and served as executive director of the Texas State Historical Association from 2008 to 2014.