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Genealogy
tip for the day: Writing Your Story – Techniques of Writing
The
Techniques of Writing
We have been looking at writing our family story and
what it takes to get it done.
The mind is a funny thing. If you have a lot of
white space, as we talked in the last post, the text won’t look as heavy.
People are more apt to read something that looks
light and easy.
There are many ways you can accomplish this. You can
use shorter paragraphs, wider margins, side bars and indented quotes. Quotations
in a different font or italics serve many purposes. It gives variety to the page and makes
it obvious it is something different from the rest of the page. There are other things we talked about in our last post, as well.
What else can you do? You can use standard fonts for
the body of the work. These are fonts with serifs or little flags on the ends
of the lines of letters. Use bold for chapter titles, captions and the like, but sparingly.
When it comes to editing, the very best idea is to
have someone else read what you have written. If that is not possible set it
aside for a few days to a week, at least, and let it get ‘cold’. Amazingly,
reading it out loud does many things. You can hear the “voice” of the writer or
the tone. You can detect where it sounds stilted. It slows you down to read out
loud and you are more apt to catch mistakes.
As you write chapters I would suggest you save one
chapter to a file, and save all files in a folder with the name of your book.
If you want more help you can go on line and find lots of help for authors,
tips on writing, finding a publisher and lots of more.
By this time, you will need to have printed out a
copy of your book, or what is called a manuscript. When you think you are ready
to send it to a publisher, read it one more time – at least. You might save
yourself from embarrassment before you see it and your name in print.
“History is who we
are; Genealogy is who I am” sg
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to you is beneficial in anyway.
US Postal Service
February 20
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Pope Julius II dies. He will lay in rest in a huge tomb
sculptured by Michelangelo.
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1792
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The U.S. Postal
Service is created.
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1809
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the power of the federal
government is greater than any individual state in the
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1831
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Polish revolutionaries defeat the Russians in the Battle
of Growchow.
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1864
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Confederate troops defeat a Union army sent to bring
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1900
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J.F. Pickering patents his airship.
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1906
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Russian troops seize large portions of
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1915
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President Woodrow Wilson opens the Panama-Pacific Expo in
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1918
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The Soviet Red Army seizes
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1938
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Hitler demands self-determination for Germans in
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1941
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The
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1942
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Lt. Edward O'Hare downs five out of nine Japanese bombers
that are attacking the carrier
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1943
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German troops of the Afrika Korps break through the
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1954
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The Ford Foundation gives a $25 million grant to the Fund
for Advancement of Education.
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1959
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The FCC applies the equal time rule to TV newscasts of
political candidates.
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1962
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Mercury astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American to
orbit the Earth.
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1963
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1965
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Ranger 8 hits the moon and sends back 7,000 photos to the
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1968
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North Vietnamese army chief in
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1971
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Young people protest having to cut their long hair in
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1982
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Carnegie Hall in
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1726
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William Prescott, U.S. Revolutionary War hero at the
Battle of Bunker Hill.
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1808
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Honore Daumier, French caricaturist.
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1838
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Ludwig Boltzmann, atomic physics engineer
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1888
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Marie Rambert, ballet dancer and director.
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1894
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Curt Richter, biologist.
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1898
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Jimmy Yancey, American blues pianist.
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1901
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Rene Dubos, microbiologist, developed the first commercial
antibiotic.
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1901
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Louis I. Kahn, architect.
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1902
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Ansel Adams, American landscape photographer, especially
of western wilderness and mountain panoramas.
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1904
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Aleksey Nikolayevich Kosygin, Premier of the
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1924
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Gloria Vanderbilt, fashion designer
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1925
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Robert Altman, film director (
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1927
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Sidney Poitier,
American actor, first African American male to win an Oscar (Lillies of
the Field).
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Sidney Poitier
A
right word is the most direct route between two minds. Sure, you can take a
circuitous path, but it's easy to get lost on the way. You can say Nina can't
stop laughing after she has heard a joke or you can simply say that she is a hypergelast. You can
complain that Neil suffers from an inability to remember names or you can say
that he has anomia.
This week we'll feature five words that will help you succinctly convey what you wish to say, though we can't help if you have dysanagnosia (an inability to understand certain words).
escutcheon
PRONUNCIATION:
(i-SKUCH-uhn)
MEANING:
noun:
1. An ornamental or protective plate surrounding a keyhole, light switch, door handle, etc.
2. Used in the phrase: blot on one's escutcheon (a stain on one's reputation).
3. A shield or shield-shaped surface bearing a coat of arms.
1. An ornamental or protective plate surrounding a keyhole, light switch, door handle, etc.
2. Used in the phrase: blot on one's escutcheon (a stain on one's reputation).
3. A shield or shield-shaped surface bearing a coat of arms.
ETYMOLOGY:
From
Latin scutum (shield). Earliest documented use: 1480.
USAGE:
"Georgina drew the bolts on the front door and turned the
large key in its handsome escutcheon."
Gina Rossi; The Wild Heart; The Wild Rose Press; 2012.
"I've never been arrested. I did get a parking ticket last week, but that's about the only blot on my escutcheon."
Lawrence
Gina Rossi; The Wild Heart; The Wild Rose Press; 2012.
"I've never been arrested. I did get a parking ticket last week, but that's about the only blot on my escutcheon."
A THOUGHT FOR
TODAY:
They
know enough who know how to learn. -Henry Adams, historian and teacher
(1838-1918)
Today’s
Recipe
February
- Chocolate Lover’s Month
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3
bananas)
- 1/2 cup egg substitute
- 1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Cooking spray
Preparation
Preheat oven
to 350°.Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
Place sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1 minute). Add banana, egg substitute, and yogurt; beat until blended. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist.
Place chocolate chips in a medium microwave-safe bowl, and microwave at HIGH 1 minute or until almost melted, stirring until smooth. Cool slightly. Add 1 cup batter to chocolate, stirring until well combined. Spoon chocolate batter alternately with plain batter into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Swirl batters together using a knife. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
February’s Recipes:
10th Brownie
Tart
13th Chocolate
Baklava
ENJOY!
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