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Title: HOW TO WRITE HISTORY THAT PEOPLE WANT TO READ
By: Ann Curthoys, Ann McGrath
Format: Paperback

List price: £16.50


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ISBN 10: 1742230865
ISBN 13: 9781742230863
Publisher: UNSW PRESS
Pub. date: 1 October, 2009
Pages: 272
Description: A guide to writing history. It includes a wide range of examples from many genres and styles. Starting out at the early stages of a project, it advises writers on how much research is necessary and how to manage notes and files. It discusses when you should start writing, whether to use the first person, and how to structure your work.
Synopsis: This practical book, drawn from decades of experience, is an indispensable guide to writing history. Aimed at all kinds of people who write history - academic historians, public historians, professional historians, family historians and students of all levels - the book includes a wide range of examples from many genres and styles. It advises writers on how much research is necessary, how to manage notes and files, when you should start writing, whether to use the first person and whether to structure your work chronologically or thematically. It offers tips on how to write a compelling narrative, discusses dialogue and how much to include, and gives guidance on referencing. Full of examples, including many from the authors' own experiences, this book is an indispensable guide to writing history.
Publication: Australia
Imprint: UNSW Press
Returns: Non-returnable
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