Seven Reasons Why You Should Hire a Professional for Your Family History Book
Your family’s history has always fascinated you. It fascinates others, too. It always puts a little smile on your face when your noteworthy reputation precedes you, as when you’re introduced to friends of friends as, say, “the gal whose grandmother worked for Walt Disney,” or perhaps “the guy whose dad built a plane in the garage.” Maybe ...
October 5, 2021 READ MORE
Oral Tradition in Genealogy: How Hiring a Ghostwriter Can Help Capture History Before It Fades Away
“Rap comes from the oral tradition. The oral tradition gives voice to those who would’ve otherwise been voiceless.” — Benjamin Zephaniah It is easy to overlook oral tradition because it has always been there. Our families contain a plethora of stories, anecdotes, and tales that migrate from generation to generation. These stories make their way across time in...
September 28, 2021 READ MORE
How a History Book Can Benefit Your Cultural Organization
Cultural organizations are an integral part of public life, allowing groups large and small to foster community bonds and celebrate their shared history, interests, and traditions. While most cultural organizations have established ways of keeping these traditions alive, there is one activity that your organization may not have considered: writing a book about your hist...
September 24, 2021 READ MORE
What’s in a Name? 8 Helpful Tips for Finding the Best Title for Your Memoir
“A good title is the title of a successful book.” — Raymond Chandler As the renowned American minister Frank Crane once said, “Next, in importance to books are their titles.” Indeed, while a book’s content is its most significant attribute, a bad title can do a book a huge disservice. After all, readers judge books by both cover and title. If an author...
September 21, 2021 READ MORE
8 Steps to Writing a Great Biography
People are naturally curious beings. And they love to read about the lives of others, and what makes them tick. It is for that very reason that biographies remain a very popular genre of nonfiction. But what is it that makes the difference between a mediocre biography and a truly good one? What is a biography? Photo by Pexels Before we dive too far into what m...
September 14, 2021 READ MORE
Why to Hire a Technical Ghostwriter: 5 Ways a Technical Ghostwriter Can Help Your Company
The great American author Mark Twain once said, “Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.” No offense to Mr. Twain, but writing is not quite so simple. Writing requires a combination of skill and expertise that takes time to develop. And in the business world, time is a luxury few companies can afford. As a result, producing text, particular...
September 10, 2021 READ MORE
Six Ways a Historian Can Help You Write a Nonfiction Book
“Writing a nonfiction book should primarily be about establishing credibility and authority in a specific domain.” — Hassan Osman Nowadays, it seems that anyone who is anyone must write a book to establish themselves in their given field. However, many well-meaning folks erroneously underestimate just how much work goes into writing a quality nonfiction book. A...
September 7, 2021 READ MORE
Independent Publishers: A Closer Look at Various Nonfiction Publishing Models
In the world of publishing, there are two primary players: mainstream and independent publishers. With the prestige often attached to mainstream publishers, they tend to draw writers like bees to honey. Because of this, they are frequently misjudged as being profit-driven content machines. On the flip side, independent publishers generally cater to a niche audience. ...
September 1, 2021 READ MORE
9 Reasons Why You Should Write an Autobiography
Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier once remarked, “My autobiography was simply the story of my life.” Indeed, an autobiography is testament to a life well-lived. However, some erroneously believe that an autobiography’s subject must be a celebrity or wealthy person. The truth is that anyone can write an autobiography. After all, there is nothing egocent...
August 27, 2021 READ MORE
11 Tips for Conducting International Genealogy Research
Historically, the term “melting pot” has often been used to describe America. This is because, aside from the few who are of 100 percent Native American ancestry, all of our ancestors came to this country from somewhere else. And all of their different cultures came together in one big melting pot that is now the United States. But have you ever wondered what cultur...
August 24, 2021 READ MORE
