The Family History Writing Studio
Shaping Genealogy into Shareable Stories
Almost every family history draft ends the same way. The date, the hospital, the stone, the list of who survived her. It feels honest, because that is where the documents stop. But a death is an event, and an ending is an answer. This week on Storylines: why so many stories finish without ending, the three places a story can close that are not the grave, and how to find the ending that has been sitting in your draft all along.
You’ve chosen your Protagonist Ancestor, and now it’s time to structure his or her story in a format that will keep your readers entertained and engaged from beginning to end.
You don’t have to know where your family story begins — just where it calls to you. In this week’s Storylines, we’ll explore how following your heart can be the