Writing Ancestor Stories without Judgment
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...
Writing the difficult chapters of your story: An Overview
Many of us have difficult chapters of our own and family stories that prefer to lurk in the closets of our memories. How do we get them on paper and share them with others? This is an overview on the decisions writers face. What are difficult chapters? Your answer may...
Scrivener 3: A Review
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...
7 International Women’s Day Writing Ideas
What better way to celebrate than with International Women’s Day writing ideas for honoring the women in your life or in your past. I’d hoped to publish a post about my Great Aunt Margaret Case Crymes. The post isn’t finished yet. However, as I dug into it, I realized...
Tell More Family Stories: Intentions versus Resolutions
What’s the difference between intentions versus resolutions when it comes to your goal to tell more family stories in 2021. I’m usually all rah rah about the starting the new year out right with a small, doable list of resolutions. But 2020 has been a long, hard year....
Don't Wait. Put the episodes of the past to paper.
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