by Laura Hedgecock | Storytelling, Writing Advice, Writing and Sharing Memories
Mind mapping apps for writers can transform how you organize your research and ideas, but finding the right one for family history projects and stories proved challenging. Back in 2020, this led me to conduct an in-depth comparison of the top mind mapping software...
by Laura Hedgecock | Family History, Storytelling, Writing Advice, Writing and Sharing Memories
As they pen and share personal stories, perspectives from memoir and family history writers can vary, particularly in their approach to sensitive family topics. Do you ever wonder where your story ends and your family’s story begins? When you sit down to write...
by Laura Hedgecock | Family History, Storytelling, Writing Advice
A narrative arc or story arc can help family historians write riveting stories. To decide whether your family’s stories could benefit, let’s talk about what a narrative arc is. What’s a Narrative Arc aka Story Arc? A narrative arc is the bare bones of the path a story...
by Laura Hedgecock | Storytelling, Writing Advice
Not only do family historians and memoir writers want to convey compelling stories untinged by mistruths and embellishments, they also want to tell those family and ancestor stories without judgment. How do we do that? It’s not easy to approach difficult chapters of...
by Laura Hedgecock | Writing Advice, Writing and Sharing Memories
Writing about difficult chapters in your family history is hard. Exposed family secrets and stories about sensitive topics can cause an uproar in the family if they aren’t handled correctly. They seem to prefer to lurk in the closets of our memories or our research...
by Laura Hedgecock | Writing Advice
As a beta user of Scrivener 3 by Literature and Latte for the last two years, I was excited to see Literature and Latte announce its release. Before we go into the improvements Scrivener 3 brings to Windows users (the Mac version has been out for a while), let’s step...