| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 164 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Think on these things first -- Stereotypes and other mistakes -- Getting started with a project and staying with it -- Writing nonfiction -- Writing fiction -- Ethics in research and writing -- Editing your work -- Submitting your work to journals -- Submitting your work to a book publisher -- The contract and the second wait while your manuscript becomes a book. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
So You Want to Write about American Indians? provides a concise overview of the different types of fiction and nonfiction books written about Natives and the common challenges and pitfalls encountered when writing each type of book. Mihesuah presents a list of ethical guidelines to follow when researching and writing about Natives, including the goals of the writer, stereotypes to avoid, and cultural issues to consider. She also offers helpful tips for developing ideas and researching effectively, submitting articles to journals, drafting effective book proposals, finding inspiration, contacting an editor, polishing a manuscript, preparing a persuasive résumé or curriculum vitae, coping with rejection, and negotiating a book contract. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Authorship.
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Authorship. |
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Indians of North America -- Research -- Methodology.
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Indians of North America -- Research -- Methodology. |
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Indians of North America -- Research. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mihesuah, Devon A. (Devon Abbott), 1957- So you want to write about American Indians?. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2005 0803282982 (DLC) 2004020659 (OCoLC)56482020 |
| ISBN |
0803204744 (electronic book) |
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9780803204744 (electronic book) |
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1280423730 |
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9781280423734 |
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0803282982 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780803282988 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Sudoc No. |
U5002 T052 -2005 |
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