You open with her parents, her siblings, the times she was born into, the reasons she had to leave. Three paragraphs in, and we still haven’t met her.
Let’s look at why that’s the wrong place to start your family history story.
Why So Many Writers Begin in the Wrong Place
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This is a keeper. I plan to remind myself of it again and again.
As I grow older, and memories of the years and years of your teaching, first in a tiny group, that grew, and grew, through which our writing skills grew too. We grew with it. Much of your instruction, and through reading others’ documents, became second nature, and we leaned in to help others.
I still love your weekly STORYLINES.
As I grow older, I need them, especially now, as reminders. My mind needs reminding, these days.
But I continue to write; it keeps my brain intact.
Thank you, with love and blessings, Paula.
I love your storylines but this one really connected!! It connected so well that I know I have
several re-writes!!!
Thank you Lynn