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Issue 36.11 Publishing a history is just the first step,then comes distributing it to your family. When relatives gather at reunions,marriages,weddings,graduations,baby blessings,holidays and even funerals,these are good times to share your history with those who are interested. We hold a regular family reunion each year. At [...] Issue 35.11 I’m sure you’ve heard about social networking. It’s the latest innovation for people to communicate electronically via the Internet. Not just for the younger generation,any one of any age with some technology experience can learn to email,text,Twitter or IM-instant messages on computers and other devices. Amazingly from your [...] Issue 34.11 My husband’s life story was published in two different formats:a printed book with black and white photos,and a pdf Portable Document File copied on a CD with photos in color which could be mailed or emailed as an attachment sent to family members. Older folks usually prefer a printed [...] Issue 33.11 Depending on the length of your story,I would recommend including the following in your bound book in this order:(1) a title page with the title,author’s name (you),place of publication,name of printer,and date printed;(2) a preface or dedication page-optional;and (3) a table of contents [...] Issue 32.11 So,your family history or biography is written,edited and ready to be published. You’re probably sick of reading it,looking for mistakes to correct or ways to improve what you have [...] Issue 31.11 It’s important while editing and getting ready to publish your biography or family history to keep track of WHY you are writing and who your AUDIENCE is. My biography was written for my family so they [...] Issue 30.11 What makes the difference? You have to interest your reader on the first page or they won’t start reading whatever you are writing. Your choice of words,action verbs,descriptions,all these [...] Issue 29.11 Here are more suggestions for editing your biography AFTER you’ve written your rough draft. Take a critical look at your sentence structures to add variety and interest to your life story or family history. Do you start every sentence with [...] Issue 28.11 How do you know when you are finished with your story or bio? Deadlines can demand that you end or if you have lots of time,it’s possible to never finish. Remember,the important [...] Issue 27.11 Hopefully you have by now gathered a rough draft or some ideas to edit into an account of your life or the person you are writing about. With a tentative outline in mind,write down the various topics or areas [...] |    | |||||
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