Read moreTips 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.
Editing for self-published authors: What are your options?
Read moreEvery 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.
How to deal with family secrets and skeletons in your family history closet
Should the family secret you’ve newly discovered be locked away in the past, or examined and shared in your family history book or genealogy website?
Read moreEvery family has long-held family secrets or skeletons in the closet that are revealed during genealogy research. Should you reveal them? Write about them?
How to preserve your parent’s Holocaust survivor stories
Giving yourself time limits for each of the three steps below, including making lists, helps you both access memories and make an otherwise overwhelming task approachable.
Read moreChildren of Holocaust survivors can preserve their parents’ life stories using this three-step process created by a longtime story facilitator.
3 ways to elevate your family cookbook
Read moreWant to make a family cookbook that preserves your recipes AND looks professionally done? Follow these easy tips from professional food stylists and editors.
It’s never too late to solve your adoption mystery
My client, Jan (left) was frustrated by his early efforts to discover his birth family. But after we sussed out the data—a combination of DNA evidence and good old-fashioned genealogical sleuthing—he ultimately met members of his birth family in Florida.
Read moreThinking of searching for your birth family? The story of Jan’s genealogy quest at 80 years old proves that it is never too late to solve an adoption mystery.
How to turn family artifacts into a book
The author’s hand-embroidered tablecloth and napkins, made by her grandmother in the 1950s. Even if family artifacts don’t have a story of their own, they can still be useful and allow us to revisit the memories we associate with them, as Clémence Scouten does each time she hosts a dinner party.
Read moreDon’t let your family heirlooms and mementos sit in boxes collecting dust—use these expert tips to curate them and preserve their stories in a book.