Writing

Style and Substance

• Gouldrup. Writing the Family Narrative
• Gouldrup. Writing the Family Narrative Workbook
• Hatcher. Producing a Quality Family History

Evidence and Proof

• FamilySearch Wiki has several brief, but useful articles. Together they provide a quick overview of the issues.
  • Contradictions and Discrepencies
  • Determining if a Source is relevant
  • Evaluate the Evidence
  • Evaluate What You Find
  • Evidence Baby Steps
  • Genealogical Proof Standard
    • Genealogical Maturity
  • Research a Family in Community Context
  • Research Analysis
  • Solving Tough Research Problems
• Some videos at YouTube
  • What Do I Enter in My Family Tree? Resolving Conflicting Evidence (Barefoot Genealogist)
  • Overcoming Preconceived Notions for Family History Success (Barefoot Genealogist)
  • Understanding More About the Records You are Using (Barefoot Genealogist)
  • Breaking Through Your Genealogy Brick Walls (Barefoot Genealogist)
  • 10 Top Tips for How to Break Through Your Genealogy Brick Wall ( Genealogy Gems)
  • Genealogy Brainstorming. I'm stuck. Now What? (Barefoot Genealogist)
  • How Do I Know I Am Right? Some Genealogy Basics (Ann Mitchell)
  • Common Mistakes in Genealogy (Barefoot Genealogist)
  • Approach Your Family History Research Like a Pro (Barefoot Genealogist)
  • 5 C's for Success in Genealogy Today (Barbara Renick)
  • Crafting a Genealogy Research Plan (Barefoot Genealogist)
• Books
  • Mastering Genealogical Proof by Tom Jones (2013) provides an excellent overview of the many concepts and features that are integral to a well reasoned, well written product. (find in a library)
  • Advanced Genealogy: Research Techniques gives advice to help you uncover hard-to-find information (find in a library)

Citing Your Sources

Copyright Issues

See Cornell University chart: Copyright Terms and the Public Domain in the United States Why does this matter? Because you may want to use images, maps and text from other works in your finished product, and you must know what is permissable.

Publishing

Self Publishing

Writing for Journals and Periodicals

Publishing On the Internet