Everyone has a family history story worth telling yet many people doubt their ability to do it justice in writing. But with a little guidance, most people can turn their ideas into engaging and meaningful work.
This presentation explores practical ways to create genealogical stories for publication - anywhere. It covers topics including choosing an audience and medium, selecting a subject or angle that will resonate with readers, structuring a narrative, and sourcing material such as documents and illustrations. It also looks at refining writing style and strengthening storytelling skills, using references and citations effectively, finding reliable guidance on writing, and incorporating AI techniques.
Writing for publication is a powerful and rewarding way to share the results of family history research and bring stories of people, places, and events to life. Above all, clear and effective writing helps readers connect with your story - and remember the insights and discoveries you’ve worked so hard to uncover.
Learn simple, practical ways to turn your research into stories that inform, inspire, and endure.
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About the Speaker
Wayne Shepheard
Wayne Shepheard has pursued genealogical research for several decades, exploring families in North America, Europe and the United Kingdom. He is active in expanding interest in, and writing and speaking about natural phenomena and their impacts on people and communities. In addition to several dozen articles he has written for family history journals and magazines, Wayne has also published two books. Surviving Mother Nature’s Tests relates many of the situations observed in nature to the lives of families who experienced or endured them. Genealogy and the Little Ice Age deals with the physical parameters of the Little Ice Age (1300-1850), the effects climatic conditions of that period had on people and how the environmental situations influenced the broader society. He is a co-author of The Wreck of the Bay of Panama: 10 March 1891. Wayne writes regularly on his blog, Discover Genealogy (www.discovergenealogy.ca). Wayne lives in Langford, British Columbia, Canada.
