How To Write Your Family History: A Complete Course for Beginners [NOOK Book]

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Are you an amateur genealogist who has gathered masses of fascinating facts, objects and photographs and unearthed family secrets and stories? Are you wondering what to do with it all? Do you love a good story? This mini-course, devised by writing and teaching experts, will help you structure and write a compelling and entertaining tale about your ancestors. Whether you are aiming for publication, penning a family newsletter or blog, or just looking for fun, this book will provide the tools you need to start ...

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How To Write Your Family History: A Complete Course for Beginners

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Overview

Are you an amateur genealogist who has gathered masses of fascinating facts, objects and photographs and unearthed family secrets and stories? Are you wondering what to do with it all? Do you love a good story? This mini-course, devised by writing and teaching experts, will help you structure and write a compelling and entertaining tale about your ancestors. Whether you are aiming for publication, penning a family newsletter or blog, or just looking for fun, this book will provide the tools you need to start mastering the craft of writing.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781908285492
  • Publisher: Firsty Group
  • Publication date: 5/30/2012
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 80
  • File size: 5 MB

Meet the Author

Susannah Marriott has worked in non-fiction publishing for over 25 years as an editor and author. She has written 20 books, translated into 17 languages. She is an experienced writing teacher and academic.

Helen Shipman has been teaching writing and literature in universities for over 20 years. She has extensive experience in developing and teaching on Masters level courses, both face to face and online. She is a practising writer, specialising in prose fiction.

Christina Bunce is an academic, non-fiction author, journalist, online-content producer and digital-content strategist and developer. She has worked in higher education for ten years designing and developing on- and offline programmes for both academic and professional audiences.

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Writing exercise: pen portrait.


From the list you made above, choose the details that paint the most vivid and precise picture of your main character. Write them on a separate piece of paper, then use them to inspire you to write a short description (no more than two paragraphs) of your main character. Repeat for the other main characters in your story.


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