Writing your life story now,no matter what age or stage in life you are in can bring helpful insights. Even if you are facing challenging trials:health,emotional,financial or otherwise,there’s always a silver lining…something to be grateful for:friends who listen and supportive family. Writing your life story [...]
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Issue 40.11 Issue 39.11 Congratulations,hopefully by now you have written and edited your life story and are ready to publish it. Perhaps you have leftover items you’d like to add to your history:photos that you didn’t have space for or interesting details about your ancestry. An appendix at the end of your book [...] Issue 38.11 The best way to preserve your family history or life story is to write and publish it,but there are other options of sharing your memories through memorabilia. I have made a photo collage of my dad’s life that hangs in my office and constantly reminds me of him. I compiled [...] Issue 37.11 With all the emphasis on writing,printing and publishing your family history,don’t forget the other option of oral history or storytelling. Always contact the oldest members in your family and talk to them about details they might remember about you or the subject of your writing. Ask to see their [...] 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 [...] |    | |||||
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