Thread by @TheBHCNews

Starting now w/ @AiHisano Geoff Jones and Robert Lockhart - ESC event about #writing your #firstbook #bizhis

What steps emerging business historians should take to write their first monograph?
From @AiHisano
1) think about what kind of scholar you want to be,
2) explore broader frameworks for your book than you had in your dissertation

Geoff Jones: "as much as you can, leave some space between your defense and your book, perhaps write one article to focus on your specific contributions, put yourself out there, then write a better-conceptualized book project"

Robert Lockhart: another important way to put your work out there is presenting at #conferences

@adamkfrost @CBScph asking now: What makes for a strong #bookproposal?

Geoff Jones: think about your biggest contributions, try to #write what your book is about in half a page, describe who is your audience well, the proposal is important to be clear but know that it will change.

Robert Lockhart: describe your book, not the dissertation;

. @AiHisano keep a good balance between #evidence and detail and the big picture of your project.

from @cruzmosu: what is a good plan to find the right publisher for your research?

. @AiHisano see what books on your bookshelf have been influential to u
Geoff Jones: look for a publisher series where your book can fit in
Robert Lockhart: I am an advocate of medium-size publishers for the #firstbook; £editors may have more time to work with individual authors

. @ellen_nye what are the biggest changes in the publishing industry in the last years?
From the panel: #budgets are tightened, topic interests are always changing, #openaccess is also changing the landscape.