You Can Write Your Family History

You Can Write Your Family History

by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack C.G.R.S.
You Can Write Your Family History

You Can Write Your Family History

by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack C.G.R.S.

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Overview

Your ancestors are composed of more than vital records and family group sheets. Behind the names and dates are tales of love, loss, resolve and sweeping change--of history itself. Their stories are what will make them real to your present-day (and future) relatives, the ones who don't care about city directories or census records. You don't have to be a writer to chronicle your ancestors' lives. In this volume, popular author and speaker Sharon DeBartolo Carmack explains exactly what it takes to create a compelling, highly readable, and entirely true story, whether you decide to write a biography, family history narrative, or memoir.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780806317830
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 03/20/2009
Pages: 260
Sales rank: 851,830
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Labor of Love?1
1What Type of Family History Will You Write?6
2Defining the Scope of Your Project13
3How Much Genealogical Research is Enough?21
4Determining the Plot and Structure29
5Isolating Themes in Your Family History46
6Revisiting Genealogical Sources57
7Researching Social Histories72
8Gathering and Organizing Your Research82
9Making Choices About the Narrative92
10Bringing Your Ancestors to Life as Characters107
11Describing Your Ancestors' Setting119
12Using Family Stories in Your Narrative125
13Including Suspense, Humor, and Romance137
14Blending Social History with Family History144
15Including Documentation156
16Adding Illustrations166
17The End Matters177
18Getting Ready to Publish185
19Publishing and Marketing196
Bibliography208
Appendix AThe Charles Fearn Family Narrative: Frontier Military Life218
Appendix BExample of Reverse Chronology Structure: "A Place Among Nations"230
Appendix CWriting Courses, Contests, Organizations, and Conferences238
Index241
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