The Armchair Genealogist

18/09/2025

What if your family stories finally made it onto the page?
✨ Imagine carving out time just for YOU and your stories. Our Virtual Story Starter Retreat is coming soon—designed to help you stop researching and start writing.
👉 Save the date and get ready to join us.
🔗 Click the link in comments for all the details.

15/09/2025

Curious? Drop a ✍️ below if you’ve been meaning to start!
Click the link in comments to learn more.

02/09/2025

🚨 LAST CALL 🚨
Tomorrow at 7 PM EDT I’m going LIVE to help you write your first family-history scene in real time. If you haven’t yet, grab your free spot now—doors close in hours!
See you there—let’s get that first paragraph on the page!

11/08/2025

✨ From flat to unforgettable.

Description is more than listing what you see — it’s how you set mood, reveal character, and immerse your reader in your story’s world.

In Part One of our 2-part Skillbuilders series, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Use the Four Functions of Description
✅ Go beyond sight to engage all the senses
✅ Weave detail naturally into action and dialogue
✅ Edit so every word earns its place

💡 Join this workshop for $29 or upgrade to the Skillbuilders Annual Pass and get:
📚 15 past webinars in our exclusive archive (topics include Worldbuilding, Dialogue, Tension & Suspense, The Midpoint, Symbolism & Foreshadowing, and more)
🗓 12 months of new monthly Skillbuilders webinars

📅 Live Online – Thursday Aug 21, 2025 1pm ET
🎟 Save your spot now: Click the link in comments

07/08/2025

✍️ New Workshop Alert!
If you’ve got a mountain of genealogy research… but no story drafted, join me LIVE on Sept 3 at 7 PM EDT for “Write with Me: Research to Story Scene.” In one hour we’ll pick an ancestor “seed,” nurture it with sensory detail, and draft your opening scene—together.

🔗 Register FREE: Click the link in comments.
📌 PS: Can’t make the live time? Register anyway and get the replay.

31/07/2025

Ever find your prose bogged down by page‑after‑page of lush detail? In today’s Storylines, we’ll explore exactly when ‘more’ becomes ‘too much’ and share simple strategies to keep your writing vivid—and your story moving. Click the link in comments to watch now.

31/07/2025

Your ancestor’s stories are priceless—but without structure, they can get lost in the shuffle. In Binding the Past: How to Structure a Family History Book you’ll discover how to choose the right format, organize timelines, and layer themes so your book reads like a legacy, not a jumble.
🧵📖 Dive in and give your story the framework it deserves. Read the full article now.

🌟Link in comments below.

28/07/2025

🌿 Grow Your Family Story Garden 🌿

You’ve gathered the facts — now it’s time to plant them in story form. Our FREE Story Seeds Workbook guides you through prompts and exercises that help your research take root and bloom into vivid scenes.

✨ Inside you’ll find:
• 12 prompts to spark your first scenes
• A step‑by‑step “Scene Starter” worksheet
• Pro tips for weaving in emotion and detail

📥 Grab your free workbook today: Link in Comments below.

🖋️ Quick challenge: Pick prompt #4 from page 6 and write for 5 minutes—no editing! Then share your favorite line below. Let’s grow together. 🌱

28/07/2025

Unlock the blueprint for your family’s story!
🏛️✍️ Before you write a single word, map out your narrative with purpose. This week’s carousel shows you how structuring first will:
1️⃣ Guide readers seamlessly
2️⃣ Focus your research & writing
3️⃣ Keep design & tone consistent
4️⃣ Streamline project management
5️⃣ Invite family collaboration

👉 Swipe through to get the full breakdown, then draft your table of contents today! What will your first chapter be? Drop the title below—let’s build your heirloom together.

25/07/2025

🚀 Level Up Your Family History Book
All these templates—and more—are waiting inside our membership library.
👉 Join now and turn your family history into a lasting legacy.
Grab the link in comments.

Introduction Creating a family history book is a beautiful way to preserve your family's legacy. But did you know there are several different types you can create? Each type offers a unique way to tell your family's stories, from short story collections to multi-generational sagas. Here’s a look a...

25/07/2025

🚀 Level Up Your Family History Book
All these templates—and more—are waiting inside our membership library.
👉 Join now and turn your family history into a lasting legacy. Click the links in comments. www.heirloomtemplates.com

24/07/2025

🕰️ 8 Creative Ways to Tell Your Family’s Story 🕰️
Your family history deserves more than a plain timeline. From bite-size short stories to epic multi-generational sagas (and even a delicious family cookbook!), there’s a format that fits every storyteller’s style.

🌟 Teasers:
1️⃣ Short-Story Collection: Share standalone anecdotes in vivid, quick reads.
2️⃣ Ancestor Biography: Dive deep into one remarkable life.
3️⃣ Travel Memoir: Recount your pilgrimage back to your ancestral homeland.

📚 Ready to discover all 8 formats? Click below to find the perfect structure for your heirloom family history book — and inspire future generations to keep your legacy alive!

👉 Read the full article click the link in comments.