Writing Archaeology: Telling Stories About the Past

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Archaeology’s best known author of popular books and texts distills decades of experience in this well-received guide designed to help others wanting to broaden the audience for their work. Brian Fagan’s no nonsense approach explains how to get started writing, how to use the tools of experienced writers to make archaeology come alive, and how to get your work revised and finished. He also describes the process by which publishers decide to accept your work, and the path your publication will follow after it is accepted by a press. The new edition contains chapters on academic writing and on writing in the digital environment. Cover Half Title Dedication Title Copyright Contents Preface 1 Come, Let Me Tell You a Tale Storytelling Approaching a Story Constructing a Story from Nothing The Hard Slog How Do I Learn How to Write? 2 Articles and Columns The Outlets Op-Ed Articles Submitting to Major Magazines Proposing a Story If Your Idea Is Accepted Writing the Article Above All, Meet the Deadline After Acceptance Columns Encyclopedia Articles 3 Genesis Trade Books How the Trade Market Works Having the Idea The Passionate Narrative 4 That All-Important Book Proposal How Publishers Make Decisions The Elements of a Proposal The Narrative The Provisional Outline (or Table of Contents) 5 Chapters, Editors, and Agents Specimen Chapters Finally . . . Read Through Everything That All-Important Person—the Editor To Agent or Not to Agent Contracts 6 Writing the First Draft Writing as a Habit Work Space Getting Started Procrastination and Writer's Block Research Outlines Narrative Techniques 7 Revision, Revision Revision Strategies Tackling the First Draft The Second Revision Get Others to Read It The Final Draft A Word on Prefaces Submission And Now What Happens? The Final Manuscript 8 Production and Beyond Production and Production Editors Copyedit Illustrations The Cover Proofs Index Publication Marketing and Promotion 9 Textbooks How Textbooks Are Sold Something on Coauthors The Process of Textbook Writing Review and Final Change Production Revised Editions 10 Now That You've Finished Your Dissertation The Realities of Your Dissertation On Mentors Now on to Writing 11 Academic Writing Academic Articles The Anatomy of an Academic Paper Academic Books 12 And Now We Go Digital Away from the Linear Narrative Writing in the Digital World Most of This Lies in the Future Some Digital Formats E-Books, Not Just Kindles Conclusion Resources for Writers References About the Author