9 Essential Strategies for Writing and Telling Great Family History Stories

Do you want to write or tell more compelling family history stories? Author Sunny Morton joins me to share 9 techniques you can use to tell a better story that will grab your reader's or listener's interest. Don't just find the stories through your genealogy research, share them in a way that will have them asking for more! SAVE 25% on MyStories with Coupon Code: GenealogyGems at https://tinyurl.com/3dbamjh4 Chapters: 00:00 Reinvigorating Genealogy Gems 01:52 The Challenges of Storytelling 01:58 1. Tell the stories you're passionate about. 03:07 2. Find the story arc. 03:45 3. Identify the story elements. 04:43 4. Find the story hook. 05:29 5. Practice telling the story. 06:36 6. Use writing to flesh out the story. 07:17 7. Make story notes in your genealogy database. 08:08 8. Use YouTube for background research. 12:00 9. Using AI for Genealogy Writing ✔ SHOW NOTES: Get Lisa's video show notes pages here: https://lisalouisecooke.com/elevenses/ (Premium Member Bonus Downloadable PDF in the Resources section.) 💎 Get the full-length version of this video called "Genealogy Q&A with Lisa Louise Cooke" and ALL my videos and downloadable handouts by becoming a Genealogy Gems Premium Member: https://lisalouisecooke.com/membershi... Learn more about Premium Membership: https://lisalouisecooke.com/premium-m... 👍 & 💬 SUPPORT: Please give this free video a thumbs up, & comment thank you! – Lisa ▶ 👀 VIDEOS TO WATCH NEXT: Elevenses with Lisa Playlist:    • How to Find Old Maps for FREE at the David...   ✏FREE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP & receive Lisa's BONUS genealogy search cheat sheet. https://lisalouisecooke.com/newslette... Join the Genealogy Gems Family: 💎 My Genealogy Gems Website: https://lisalouisecooke.com/ 💎 The Genealogy Gems Podcast: https://lisalouisecooke.com/podcasts/ 📘 Facebook Page:   / genealogygems   ▶ X:   / lisacooke   📷 Instagram:   / genealogygemspodcast   📌 Pinterest:   / lisalouisecooke   #genealogytips #FamilyHistory #storytelling