April 2009

I discuss in my classes various ways personal historians can make the people in their stories more than mere names on the page. The people in your stories need to be more than simply “Grandpa Smedley” or “Aunt Eunice.” Your readers should see them as you saw them–not only how they looked, but how they [...]

Tagged as: Family History, life-story-writing, memoir, personal-history, Show--Don't Tell, writing tips

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