Lynn Palermo sent this press release yesterday:
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For Immediate Release
Contact : Lynn Palermo
The
Family History Writing Challenge returns for the third year
of motivating family historians dedicating daily time for writing
their family history stories.
Family historians wishing to take up
the torch of writing their stories are encouraged to put down the
microfilm and pick up the pen for the month of February, and start
writing their family history stories.
Upon signing up for The Family History
Writing Challenge, participating members are invited to declare a
goal in the form of a word count and to commit to completing that
word count during the 28 days in February. In exchange for the
commitment, Lynn Palermo (The
Armchair Genealogist) host of the month long challenge will
send out daily newsletters that include motivational messages,
writing lessons, along with instructional guest posts by leading
genealogists, published authors and editors.
Lynn Palermo states, “by
committing to a daily word count my hope is for all participants to
make substantial headway in their family history writing goals and to
create long lasting writing habits that will carry them forward
throughout 2013.”
Lynn encourages members to sign up
early to take advantage of the January newsletters that will help
participants organize themselves to begin writing on February 1st.
A forum for the event is available to participants who want to
exchange ideas, struggles and successes in a more intimate
atmosphere.
Special guest authors include certified
genealogist, author and writing instructor Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
from www.NonfictionHelp.com
and author, speaker, genealogist and writing instructor Lisa Alzo
from The
Accidental Genealogist. Guest posts also include writer,
educator, historian Biff Barnes Editor at Stories
to Tell Books, author and writing coach Tami Koenig from Your
Story Coach and Mariann S. Regan, author of the family memoir
Into The Briar Patch blog. Lynn Palermo suggests participants should watch
for future developments in coming weeks, as this list was not
complete at press time.
Family historians who wish to
participate in the challenge can sign up or learn more about the
challenge at The Family
History Writing Challenge website. The event will run from
February 1st-February 28th.
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I urge my readers who want to participate in this writing challenge to do it - start planning now, and then write during February. You don't have to be a professional researcher or writer to write family history - you just need to want to do it and then do your best to achieve the goal. You don't have to be a genealogy blogger to do it, either.
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1 comment:
Thank you Randy! Much appreciated.
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