How to Write and Publish Your Family Story

by Kyle, Noeline

• ISBN13: 9781742232751
• ISBN10: 1742232752
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781742240558
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-01
• Publisher: NewSouth

Summary

This easy-to-use reference book draws on successful professional experience writing and publishing family histories to create a universal method for novices and seasoned genealogists alike. Demystifying the process of writing and publishing a family history, this book guides future authors beyond their research using 10 basic steps to help them shape the story, develop a narrative, and establish characters. It also aids in writing biographies, constructing chapters, editing text, utilizing technology, and, ultimately, explains how to publish and promote the finished product so that it reaches the widest number of readers possible.

Author Biography

Noeline Kyle has been recognized nationally and internationally as an expert on writing and publishing family history for more than 30 years. She is an honorary professor at the University of Sydney and an emeritus professor at Queensland University of Technology. She is the author of The Family History Writing Book, Tracing Family History in Australia, We Should've Listened to Grandma: Women and Family History, and Writing Family History Made Very Easy.

Table of Contents

Before you start …	p. vi
Getting started	p. 1
Formatting lives	p. 11
Constructing chapters, creating titles	p. 23
What to put in, what to leave out	p. 33
Making sense	p. 45
Family history templates	p. 58
Adding images	p. 75
Electronic and paper publishing	p. 88
Your obligations as an author	p. 103
Getting your book out to readers	p. 119
Glossary	p. 131
Index	p. 135
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