Sometimes with so much research its hard to see the stories that are hiding within. Our research can be big and cumbersome and overwhelming. As a whole our research is not a story, we have to learn how to breakdown that research so that we can see the story ideas. That’s what we learn to do in today’s Storylines.
It’s one of the hardest things that new family history writers struggle with; how to show instead of tell. How do we turn our dry boring summary into an entertaining read. In today’s Storylines, we offer you a solution that’s not overwhelming. A solution you can apply to one sentence at a time. Grab today’s 3 tips, hear our examples and start showing instead of telling in your stories.
Conflict is the mark of a great story?
But what about when your family history is full of boring peasants and farmers with no big conflict? How do we find a story with conflict?
In today’s Storylines, we’re offering up 5 tips to help you find conflict in your research, that you can use to shape into a page-turning narrative.