WRITING ROADBLOCKS: What Stops You From Writing FAMILY HISTORY & How to OVERCOME
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Budding genealogy writers shared reasons why they struggle to write family histories or personal stories. Can you relate? If so, learn ways to overcome these writing roadblocks.
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Loved your video. Your personal story helps us figure out how OUR stories can be told. As for the complicated roadblock, it seems most family's histories can get complicated. However, as your other videos show, once you process the documents, put it all in chronological order, especially in the first draft. Sometimes that simplifies the story enough to provide direction in the next steps. I could only leave 1 thumb up on the 'tube.👍👍👍👍👍!
Thanks for all the thumbs up!!!
I'm a master at using research to avoid writing. Also, there is nothing like blank paper or screen to bring on writer's block. I find it easy to tell stories. I was really enthralled when speech to text software came along (a lot easier than transcribing from audio tape). The presence of print makes it possible to edit and enhance the story.
I do love the speech to text tools. Thanks for sharing your roadblocks. I hope to share more content in coming months to help us all overcome our writing road blocks.
Really great idea--snowball effect, in more ways than one. I have so much information and it is snowballing upon me to try and get it all in the story without it overwhelming my reader.
I would write up all the information you have. Then in the EDITING phase of writing you can parse out the elements into more manageable chunks. You can create multiple books on parts of the story. You can create a collection of 'short stories' in different chapters to make stories more bite size. There are many options with too much information, but the first step is to write a rough draft.
@@WriteYourFamilyHistory That is exactly what I decided to do and am working on. Thanks!
Its Hard to write the truths we hide...
Sadly a good point.
Overwhelmed - do I do my family, add in in-laws, half-siblings, grand-in-laws - pulled in too many directions
Great point! Let's revisit this again as I restart up the content on this channel.
Cats, usually.
Oh dear. Should I ask why?
@WriteYourFamilyHistory My wife's cats like to step al over my computer while I'm working and lay on keyboard and mouse.