The Genealogy & Family History Social Network

Writing Genealogy and Family History

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This group is for those who of us who are interested in writing out our genealogies and family histories for ourselves and/or others, in any form.

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Comment by Mary Graham McCartt on November 6, 2009 at 12:57pm: I keep writing the stories in my head but never get them on paper. How do the rest of you do this?

Comment by Shari McLaws on October 12, 2009 at 7:54pm: I'd like to look at them! How long are they?

Comment by Trudy Doolittle on October 12, 2009 at 7:20pm: Debbie Hagner,
When you say you want to put the stories in mmagazines, do you mean you want to sell the stories? Are they stories of your ancestors? Or, are they stories of people you have researched? One thing I would suggest is select one or two of the people from this group and see if they are interested in sharing reviews and comments. Then do it offline if you're concerned.

Comment by Debbe Hagner, AG on October 11, 2009 at 8:28pm: Are there pros and cons about writing stories for this group for review or comments... I am nervous about putting the story online if I can't use it for magazine... Any advise... How can one put stories in magazines...

Comment by Kristen Burns Darling on October 10, 2009 at 12:26pm: Good Morning Everyone,

I am a writer who has recently turned my interests toward my family history and toward creating a writen record for my children of all the family stories that have been passed down to me by my parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.
Has anyone else ever attempted this type of a project?

Comment by Kay Adkins on August 20, 2009 at 2:36pm: I just ordered The Fine Print of Self-Publishing and can't wait for it to arrive! It only took me two hours of aimless wandering thru the internet for self-publishing options before I decided the book would be an invaluable tool. Thanks for the recommendation.

Comment by Shari McLaws on August 17, 2009 at 10:17pm: Good luck and Congratulations on getting published!

Comment by Sarah Coles on August 16, 2009 at 8:05am: Thanks guys for your comments and I already have PDF software installed with a program called PrimoPDF which was a freebie and works fine. I use that in conjunction with Word. I know the drawback is that you cannot edit the resulting PDF file. My previous reply was to Shari McLaws who wanted to know why I did not wish to use Blurb for my project. As it stands now with them, I could not use a regular PDF file as it is and the cost would be prohibitive for the size of book/s I wish to create. I also can produce PDF files from my Legacy software. Like Catherine suggested I am going to contact a local printer to find out if they will handle PDF files and take it from there.

Comment by September McCarthy on August 15, 2009 at 11:39pm: There is a website where you can convert a PDF document to a Word .doc or .rtf which you can edit in any word processor. It's a free service! The site is http://www.pdftoword.com/ and if you aren't comfortable uploading your pdf document to the website, they also offer a free trial of their professional version which would be on your desktop.