As family historians, we are well aware of the importance of knowing our family history. We’ve learned that our past has a great deal to do with our present and
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Family stories don’t have to be epic novels or mammoth books that tell a tale from birth to death of ancestors and their families. They can be short stories.
How to Create a Content Plan for Your Family History BookHow to Create a Content Plan for Your Family History Book
The most important thing you can do before beginning to build your family history book is to create a content plan. Whenever we take on a project of this size,
5 Tips for Writing a Family History that Entertains Like a Movie5 Tips for Writing a Family History that Entertains Like a Movie
Most of us start writing our family history as summary. Summary is not a bad thing, and it serves a purpose in our family history stories. However, it is only
Top 10 Ingredients to Building an Heirloom Family History BookTop 10 Ingredients to Building an Heirloom Family History Book
One. Stories – Your stories can come in a variety of forms. They may be a collection narrative nonfiction short stories about a variety of ancestors. You may choose to
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Just like genealogy, writing is a long-term endeavour. Your family history stories won’t be completed in an evening, and therefore perseverance is something we all strive for from time to
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We’ve fleshed out the idea for our family history book. We’ve outlined the process with our milestone goals. We’ve identified the tasks we need to carry out our milestone goals
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If you haven’t heard of Scrivener before or maybe you have, but you’re not sure how it works or what all the fuss is about, then I would like to
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Create a daily target goal. It’s important to understand how much time you can dedicate to writing each day and how many words you can write in that timeframe.
Creating a Family History Book: An Action Plan with TemplateCreating a Family History Book: An Action Plan with Template
Now that you completed the Milestone Goal Planner that we provided for in Part 2 our series on Planning a Family History Book in 2018. You should feel much more