Biographers on Biography
Many of our members regularly blog on their areas of expertise, including family history and memory preservation, life story writing, effective storytelling and interview techniques, language usage, design principles, and photo preservation and organization. [we need to choose 4-6 categories within which to blog; if we choose to go with a layout like this, we can present the blogs by category rather than chronologically (they would be chronological within each category). If we went with this approach, we could do a gallery with 3 or 4 previews, or choose to do just one within each category.

You want to preserve your stories, but how—and in what media format? Our expert weighs in on whether a personal history book or film is right for you.
Get a taste of authors’ perspectives and writing styles through a curated selection of quotes from the best books to help you write your life story or memoir.
Family get-togethers around this time of year present an excellent opportunity to ask questions and invite your loved ones into your family history research.
Telling stories of trauma is often hard. Here, strategies for creating space so your interview subject can deal with the weight of the past and share safely.
Researching your genealogy can seem like a never-ending task, but these family history activities are approachable, meaningful—and can be completed with ease.
Rather than scan your loved one’s registry for impersonal gift ideas, consider creating a family legacy book for a meaningful present they will cherish always.
Tips from a veteran editor on the best ways to set realistic deadlines to motivate you to finish the family history project that's been on your to-do list.
Every writer needs an editor (even—maybe especially—if you think you don't!). See which types of editors will make your memoir or life story book shine.
Every family has long-held family secrets or skeletons in the closet that are revealed during genealogy research. Should you reveal them? Write about them?
If you’d like to preserve your life story or family history but don’t think you’ve got what it takes, discover approaches that don’t require writing skills.
You want to preserve your stories, but how—and in what media format? Our expert weighs in on whether a personal history book or film is right for you.
Get a taste of authors’ perspectives and writing styles through a curated selection of quotes from the best books to help you write your life story or memoir.
Family get-togethers around this time of year present an excellent opportunity to ask questions and invite your loved ones into your family history research.
Telling stories of trauma is often hard. Here, strategies for creating space so your interview subject can deal with the weight of the past and share safely.
Researching your genealogy can seem like a never-ending task, but these family history activities are approachable, meaningful—and can be completed with ease.
Rather than scan your loved one’s registry for impersonal gift ideas, consider creating a family legacy book for a meaningful present they will cherish always.
Tips from a veteran editor on the best ways to set realistic deadlines to motivate you to finish the family history project that's been on your to-do list.
Every writer needs an editor (even—maybe especially—if you think you don't!). See which types of editors will make your memoir or life story book shine.
Every family has long-held family secrets or skeletons in the closet that are revealed during genealogy research. Should you reveal them? Write about them?
If you’d like to preserve your life story or family history but don’t think you’ve got what it takes, discover approaches that don’t require writing skills.
You want to preserve your stories, but how—and in what media format? Our expert weighs in on whether a personal history book or film is right for you.
Get a taste of authors’ perspectives and writing styles through a curated selection of quotes from the best books to help you write your life story or memoir.
Family get-togethers around this time of year present an excellent opportunity to ask questions and invite your loved ones into your family history research.
Telling stories of trauma is often hard. Here, strategies for creating space so your interview subject can deal with the weight of the past and share safely.
Researching your genealogy can seem like a never-ending task, but these family history activities are approachable, meaningful—and can be completed with ease.
Rather than scan your loved one’s registry for impersonal gift ideas, consider creating a family legacy book for a meaningful present they will cherish always.
Tips from a veteran editor on the best ways to set realistic deadlines to motivate you to finish the family history project that's been on your to-do list.
Every writer needs an editor (even—maybe especially—if you think you don't!). See which types of editors will make your memoir or life story book shine.
Every family has long-held family secrets or skeletons in the closet that are revealed during genealogy research. Should you reveal them? Write about them?
If you’d like to preserve your life story or family history but don’t think you’ve got what it takes, discover approaches that don’t require writing skills.
You want to preserve your stories, but how—and in what media format? Our expert weighs in on whether a personal history book or film is right for you.
Get a taste of authors’ perspectives and writing styles through a curated selection of quotes from the best books to help you write your life story or memoir.
Family get-togethers around this time of year present an excellent opportunity to ask questions and invite your loved ones into your family history research.
Telling stories of trauma is often hard. Here, strategies for creating space so your interview subject can deal with the weight of the past and share safely.
Researching your genealogy can seem like a never-ending task, but these family history activities are approachable, meaningful—and can be completed with ease.
Rather than scan your loved one’s registry for impersonal gift ideas, consider creating a family legacy book for a meaningful present they will cherish always.
Tips from a veteran editor on the best ways to set realistic deadlines to motivate you to finish the family history project that's been on your to-do list.
Every writer needs an editor (even—maybe especially—if you think you don't!). See which types of editors will make your memoir or life story book shine.
Every family has long-held family secrets or skeletons in the closet that are revealed during genealogy research. Should you reveal them? Write about them?
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