Over the last several weeks we’ve discussed outlining our family history stories, from the benefits of an outline to the steps to getting started. This week we will look at those stumbling blocks that might be keeping you from creating a successful story outline.
Last week we discussed the importance and benefits of creating an outline for your story. This week, we move on to identifying the 5 steps that you can take towards building that outline.
Do you stare at the screen and wonder what happens next in your story? Would you like to be able to sit down each and every day and know exactly what to write? Today’s Storylines is all about fixing this problem. Be sure to watch.
Watch today’s Storylines to learn how to tap into social history and historical context to fill in the gaps in your knowledge about your ancestor. Discover how to bring a deeper, more meaningful and whole story to your readers.
Description particularly well thought out description can bring so much to our stories and profiles. In today’s Storylines, Lynn offers 7 tips you can implement today to add description to your writing that will elevate your narratives to the next level.
No one said you had to stop researching in order to start writing. But they also didn’t say you had to wait until your research was done before you could started your writing. In today’s Storylines, we’ll discuss the clash between your research and writing and how it’s affecting your ability to write and finish your family history stories.
A couple of weeks ago, I told you how Ancestor Profiles are the perfect place to start. They are the ideal format for beginning your family history writing journey. You can watch the episode, What is an Ancestor Profile? here.
If you are already writing profiles, I ask you this. Are your profiles an information dump?
If you haven’t started writing them yet, would you prefer to write a profile that engages your readers instead of boring them?
Too many profiles are just a big yawn to our family members. It’s time to change that. It just doesn’t have to be that way. In today’s video, we discuss some key components that need to be included in your ancestor’s profile to elevate them from stilted and stale to entertaining.
A lot of family historians ask me to give them one piece of advice to help them improve as family history writers. They expect me to tell them some great writing technique that is going to blow their minds. But what I usually tell them is often something much simpler but equally important. So in today’s video, I’ll share with you that piece of advice. And then you should grab a spot in our upcoming LIVE WORKSHOP. That’s where were all the magic is going to happen with some solid strategic steps for putting this piece of advice into play.
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