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    The First Look Literary Ladies Guide to Interviewing Relatives for Your Family History
    The First Look Literary Ladies Guide to Interviewing Relatives for Your Family History
    The First Look Literary Ladies Guide to Interviewing Relatives for Your Family History
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    The First Look Literary Ladies Guide to Interviewing Relatives for Your Family History

    By Ann Kellett

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    You have the facts about your ancestors, but how do you weave information about your living relatives into your family history? After all, they will be somebody's ancestors one day! 

    This short guide offers practical tips for how to get your relatives to open up, how to think in terms of story, and how to handle conflict and sensitive issues.

    In a special bonus chapter, acclaimed romantic suspense author Mitzi Pool-Bridges discusses her own unique approach to the family history she published in 2019, including how she handled the family legacies of slavery and divorce head on.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnn Kellett
    Release dateJun 9, 2019
    ISBN9781393895213
    The First Look Literary Ladies Guide to Interviewing Relatives for Your Family History
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    Ann Kellett

    Ann Kellett, Ph.D., has 30+ years of full-time, award-winning book editing experience, with happy clients around the world. Check her out at firstlookliteraryladies.com and annkellett.net.

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