Update 5/23/22: Lest we think this is an old post, so it’s an old problem, someone sent me this more recent article: World Hunger: Key Facts and Statistics. The information in this link replaces the numbers listed in the post below, but everything else about the post is still valid. Chances are if you have the … Read more
Memoirists and family historians are not necessarily experienced writers, and they often don’t realize how many drafts it takes to achieve a finished product. The first draft will be “pure green dreck.” Start writing, and expect that you will re-write … and re-write … and re-write. But get the first draft written first. Here are … Read more
You’ve decided whether you’re going to write a memoir or a family history, the scope of the story (some aspect of your own life or a certain group of ancestors), and the genre (nonfiction or fiction). Now you need to determine your audience. In Leaving a Legacy, I said that most memoirs and family histories … Read more
My guest today is Stacie Vander Pol, the author of Top Self Publishing Firms: How Writers Get Published, Sell More Books, and Rise to the Top: and Make Money Working from Home with the Best Print On Demand Self-Publishing Companies. That’s almost a complete book in the title. 🙂 Lillie: Welcome, Stacie. It’s … Read more
Top Self-Publishing Firms: How Writers Get Published, Sell More Books, and Rise to the Top and Make Money Working from Home with the Best Print On Demand Self-Publishing Companies Stacie Vander Pol Copyright 2008 CreateSpace ISBN:1440407541 Paperback, 156 pages, $16.95 Nonfiction In my Self-Publishing Primer, I differentiate between subsidy publishing and self-publishing. So when Stacie … Read more
Thank you to the 159 commenters who left 243 comments in March. Your comments extended the conversation and added value and interest. Top Contributor (12 comments) Sriraj Sriraj.org Major Contributor (10 comments) wilson Will You Mind Outstanding Contributors (5-8 comments) Miss Guided Richard Turner, The Cheat Choose Your VoIP Choose Your VoIP Cath Cath Lawson … Read more
A family history tells the story of people in your family. Most people who write family histories start out doing genealogical research. After they gather all that information, they want to share it with other family members. I’m not going to talk about genealogical and historical research in this series—the subject is far too broad, … Read more
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone … Read more
Yesterday, I attended the Way of the Cross service, then I spent an hour in the Vigil at the Altar of Repose. Good Friday is always a day of meditation of prayer.