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Every book has a story of its own, a path leading from the initial
idea that sparked it to its emergence into the world in published
form. No two books follow quite the same path, but all are shaped
by a similar array of market forces and writing craft concerns, as
well as by a cast of characters stretching beyond the author.
Behind the Book explores how eleven contemporary first-time
authors, in genres ranging from post-apocalyptic fiction to young
adult fantasy to travel memoir, navigated these pathways with their
debut works. Based on extensive interviews with the authors, it
covers the process of writing and publishing a book from beginning
to end, including idea generation, developing a process, building a
support network, revising the manuscript, finding the right
approach to publication, building awareness, and ultimately moving
on to the next project. It also includes insights from editors,
agents, publishers, and others who helped to bring these projects
to life. Unlike other books on writing craft, Behind the Book looks
at the larger picture of how an author's work and choices can
affect the outcome of a project. The authors profiled in each story
open up about their challenges, mistakes, and successes. While
their paths to publication may be unique, together they offer
important lessons that authors of all types can apply to their own
writing journeys.
Pro-Family Politics and Fringe Parties in Canada exploresthe
organizational and ideological nature of political parties that
areinitially formed to do the work of social movements.
Specifically, itexamines the development of the Family Coalition
Party of BritishColumbia (FCP) from its origins as a group of
alienated Social CreditParty members to its rebirth as the Unity
Party of British Columbia,and through its struggles as a marginal
political entity along theway. While addressing the FCP's
relationship to the larger NorthAmerican pro-family movement, Chris
MacKenzie also deftly demonstrateshow the party can be seen as
organizationally congruent with itsideological antithesis, the
Green Party. Basing his findings on sevenyears of field research,
he identifies the obstacles that politicalparties involved in
social movement work must overcome in order forthem to achieve
their goals. He concludes that, despite theirinvaluablecontribution
to democracy, such party / movements havelimited political
institutionalization. Consequently, their onlyrealistic goal may be
to merge their ideals with those of another,larger political body.
This book makes a substantial contribution to our understanding
ofthe genesis, development, and impact of political party /
movements inCanada. Moreover, it provides useful insight into the
dynamics andissues that make up the current pro-family movements in
Canada and theUnited States.
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End Of Story
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