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Hey Lynn…Great suggestion. Thanks!
I like that suggestion, Lynn,
Each ancestor’s story taking place in their own part of the book, as a separate story.
My book will be in two parts, but with the same ancestor. Part One: His life before immigration, and why he immigrated. Part Two: Immigration and dealing with a new set of problems.
Thanks for your valued wisdom and advice.
Have a wonderful Easter weekend.
Love and blessings, Paula.
Thank you Lynn for addressing my question.
I like your idea of writing three separate stories with just a small introduction of the next generation within each one. A little glimpse into the life of the son; a hint of what is to come if the reader presses on through the story.
I also love your idea of writing the individual stories as sequels. Perhaps that’s where I can draw a connection to the theme again; from the end of one story to the beginning of another.
Thanks again Lynn. Your advice is helpful in sorting some things out in my head! Brenda
Your suggestion is very useful, thanks Lynn.
I have a further complication that you can perhaps comment on.
I’m writing about my grandfather: he fought in WW1, married , lost his wife, remarried and went through WW2.
I’m also writing his wife’s story: she was an artist, she married, she died after giving birth.
So both have lives before marrying, both undergo the tragedy of her death, and he lives on afterwards in another life.
Two stories which come together in the middle.
How can I best connect these stories?
Your suggestion is very useful, thanks Lynn.
I have a further complication that you can perhaps comment on.
I’m writing about my grandfather: he fought in WW1, married , lost his wife, remarried and went through WW2.
I’m also writing his wife’s story: she was an artist, she married, she died after giving birth.
So both have lives before marrying, both undergo the tragedy of her death, and he lives on afterwards in another life.
Two stories which come together in the middle.
How can I best connect these stories?
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Hey Lynn…Great suggestion. Thanks!
I like that suggestion, Lynn,
Each ancestor’s story taking place in their own part of the book, as a separate story.
My book will be in two parts, but with the same ancestor. Part One: His life before immigration, and why he immigrated. Part Two: Immigration and dealing with a new set of problems.
Thanks for your valued wisdom and advice.
Have a wonderful Easter weekend.
Love and blessings, Paula.
Thank you Lynn for addressing my question.
I like your idea of writing three separate stories with just a small introduction of the next generation within each one. A little glimpse into the life of the son; a hint of what is to come if the reader presses on through the story.
I also love your idea of writing the individual stories as sequels. Perhaps that’s where I can draw a connection to the theme again; from the end of one story to the beginning of another.
Thanks again Lynn. Your advice is helpful in sorting some things out in my head! Brenda
Your suggestion is very useful, thanks Lynn.
I have a further complication that you can perhaps comment on.
I’m writing about my grandfather: he fought in WW1, married , lost his wife, remarried and went through WW2.
I’m also writing his wife’s story: she was an artist, she married, she died after giving birth.
So both have lives before marrying, both undergo the tragedy of her death, and he lives on afterwards in another life.
Two stories which come together in the middle.
How can I best connect these stories?
Your suggestion is very useful, thanks Lynn.
I have a further complication that you can perhaps comment on.
I’m writing about my grandfather: he fought in WW1, married , lost his wife, remarried and went through WW2.
I’m also writing his wife’s story: she was an artist, she married, she died after giving birth.
So both have lives before marrying, both undergo the tragedy of her death, and he lives on afterwards in another life.
Two stories which come together in the middle.
How can I best connect these stories?