You probably heard before that in any given scene you need character, your ancestor, of course, and setting, but what else? Are you locking down all 6 key components in your scenes. Scenes are so very important to our family history stories, and understanding these 6 components will go along way to getting it right and engaging your reader. Watch the video lesson below and start crafting scenes that will entertain and engage your reader.
It’s not uncommon to start writing your family history stories using summary, telling our family history stories by summarizing our facts into paragraphs. But after a while we soon realize this does not make for an engaging story and we need to learn how to show rather then always tell. Today, we gathered together some tips to help you learn how to transition your writing from telling to showing.
Last week we discussed what is the inciting incident and the importance in your story, along with 3 types of to consider. If you missed it click the link below to watch first. This week, I’ve got 6 tips for you to consider when crafting your inciting incident and placing it in just the right moment in your story to engage your reader and launch your plot.
One could say the scene that launches your ancestor’s story is one of the most important events you will need to decide on. So make sure you have a clear knowledge of the scene that catapults the story forward. In today’s video lesson we lay out 3 different types of inciting events to look for in your genealogy research to help you propel your story to success.