This is the last post in Brandy’s excellent series on how to tell your family stories. I’ve really enjoyed this and now I’m going to apply these to the story book I’m working on about Mary Taylor, my great-great grandmother. I’m excited to see how I can improve that book with Brandy’s advice.
In this series, we’re talking about how to craft your genealogical research into engaging stories to share with family.
- The first post covers the facts, clues, and in-between bits that form the backbone of your story, and you can find it here.
- The second post discusses the character, conflict, and cost of your story, which you’ll find here.
- The third post covers bringing your story to a satisfying conclusion, located here.
Maybe right now you’re asking, “What on earth comes after the conclusion? I thought we were done!”
Nope. Welcome to editing.
The editing process is often misunderstood. Beyond simple spell-checking, editing is a broad term with multiple meanings, but all of them are about putting the polish on your story to make it the best it can be. If you’re interested in the layers of editing novels undergo, this article on The Editorial Process by literary…
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