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Writing Local History Today: A Guide to Researching, Publishing, and Marketing Your Book, Second Edition
By Thomas A. Mason and J. Kent Calder
Paperback $30.40 AASLH Members / $38 Nonmembers
Ebook $28.80 AASLH Members / $36 Nonmembers

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 in the digital age 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
• Tips and guidance for working with publishers
• Discussion of how to use social media to leverage your publication
• Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks to self-publishing

The second edition updates literature, databases, and websites in the field

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 tips.

The authors have a website for the book that includes additional resources to help you write and publish your work.

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