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America's best-known popular author of archaeology distils decades of experience in this brief 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 for the general public, and how to get your work revised and finished. He also describes the process by which publishers decide to accept your work, and the track your publication will follow after it is accepted by a press. Dealing with several genres of popular publication-articles, columns, trade books and textbooks - Fagan shows both the differences and similarities in the writing and the publication processes. While speaking directly to those interested in penning for a broad public, Fagan's sage advice on writing and publishing will be of great value to all archaeologists and their students.

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'Fagan is both a top University of California academic and the most prolific author of popular archaeology in the United States. He is living proof that academic rigour is not the excuse some seem to think it is for bad, boring, lifeless writing... This little book can be recommended unresevedly to all who aspire to be writers of archaeology--but especially to those who aspire to reach beyond the professional ghetto.' Current Archaeology 'With valuable personal experiences and insights, Brian Fagan takes you through the process of writing a book, from coming up with an initial idea, to 'putting pen to paper' (fingers to keyboard), to dealing with publishing houses and getting your book to the shops. Along the way the book takes the reader through the journey of storytelling, using sources, compiling and presenting data, presenting arguments, organising material, book structure, using illustrations and references, producing drafts and proofs, taking on criticisms and revising work, copyediting, contracts and agents, book signings and book tours, and much more besides.' Oxbow Newsletter

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Brian Fagan is the best-known writer on popular archaeology topics in the United States. Emeritus professor at University of California, Santa Barbara, he has written over two dozen archaeology books for the general public--on dating methods, climate change, Egypt, California, the American Southwest, archaeological discoveries, and numerous other topics. He is also author of a dozen leading archaeology textbooks, including 11 editions of In the Beginning. He served as general editor of the Oxford Companion to Archaeology and as a columnist for Archaeology Magazine. Fagan's most recent books are Fish on Fridays and From Stonehenge to Samarkand: An Anthology of Archaeological Travel Writing.

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