The Best Books on Writing a Family History Book
I’ve previously shared “Tips for Writing Family History Books”—
author tips for the family historian on how to organize chapters, how to write the best narrative, examples of things to include in your project, hiring an editor, family history indexing, and self-publishing a family history book.
Below, I’ve listed for you many of the best books on writing family history. All books are on Amazon. Click on the covers in the photo gallery or on the titles in the list below that.
Let’s cut right to the chase, shall we?
Best books on writing family history
The best books include, but are not limited to . . .
Get one of the best books for family historians writing the family narrative—
and write a family narrative you and your relatives can be proud of and will appreciate for years to come.
One more time, here’s the full list, the eight best books on writing family history:
How to Write Compelling Stories from Family History by Annette Gendler (US author)
You Can Write Your Family History by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack (US author)
Writing the Family History Narrative by Lawrence P. Goldrup (US author)
Write Your Family History: Easy Steps to Organize, Save and Share by Stephen Szabados (US author)
Writing Your Family History: A Guide for Family Historians by Gill Blanchard (British author)
Publish Your Family History: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing the Stories of Your Ancestors by Dina C. Carson (US author)
A Recipe for Writing Family History by Devon Noel Lee and Andrew Lee (US authors)
Writing and Publishing Gripping Family Histories by Carol Baxter (Australian author)
Further resources for writing your family history
hiring a nonfiction editor or a nonfiction author coach for your book
reading Book Foreword vs. Book Preface: What Nonfiction Authors Need to Know
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