So You Want to Write About American Indians?: A Guide for Writers, Students, and Scholars

Devon A. Mihesuah

ISBN 10: 0803282982 / ISBN 13: 9780803282988

Editore: University of Nebraska Press, 2005

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Explains the basic steps, opportunities, and challenges to writing about American Indians. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 205. . 2005. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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• Titolo: So You Want to Write About American Indians?: A Guide for Writers, Students, and Scholars
• Editore: University of Nebraska Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0803282982
• ISBN 13: 9780803282988
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: New

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So You Want to Write about American Indians? is the first of its kind&;an indispensable guide for anyone interested in writing and publishing a novel, memoir, collection of short stories, history, or ethnography involving the Indigenous peoples of the United States. In clear language illustrated with examples&;many from her own experiences&;Choctaw scholar and writer Devon Abbott Mihesuah explains the basic steps involved with writing about American Indians.

 

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.

Informazioni sugli autori

Devon Abbott Mihesuah is a professor of applied Indigenous studies and history at Northern Arizona University. She is the author of Indigenous American Women: Decolonization, Empowerment, Activism and the coeditor of Indigenizing the Academy: Transforming Scholarship and Empowering Communities, both published by the University of Nebraska Press.

Devon Abbott Mihesuah is a professor of applied Indigenous studies and history at Northern Arizona University. She is the author of Indigenous American Women: Decolonization, Empowerment, Activism and the coeditor of Indigenizing the Academy: Transforming Scholarship and Empowering Communities, both published by the University of Nebraska Press.