Live Preview of “Story Braids” with Diane Burley

Gosh, thank you Lisa Maguire, Mica, professor emerita, Marian Beaman, Kathy Stone, David Shaw, Judith Dianne Ely, The Family Histories Podcast, MamaCarole, Bruce L Porter and so many more of you for joining Diane Burley and me today. I can’t tell you how much it means to us to see you join us from around the continent. Thank you for your added ❤️s to help others see this conversation, too. Thank you. Did I miss you? Add your thoughts in the comments below.Projectkin programming is offered free with the kind support of our Patrons worldwide. Explore our story and join us 👇.You may already know Diane for her incredible storytelling contributions, most recently in Projectkin’s Stories250 series and at the special Stories250 event last week. Through all of these projects, Diane has honed in on the work of women in these historical periods. Her distinct point of view has led to her work on her ancestor and 19th-century labor activist, Leonora Kearny Berry. You can read more about these stories in Diane’s publication, Our conversation today and on Thursday will focus less on Leonora’s story and more on the process of selecting, describing, and — in Diane’s words — “braiding” that story into a compelling narrative of historical non-fiction. In the recording, you’ll hear as some of our community’s most prominent voices pop in with tips, references, and suggestions. Among them: * Marian Beaman, who suggested the word “perhapsing” offered an example in this post of hers, “A Glorious Fourth, 1909 Style and a Memoir Tip” * Lisa Maguire, who was our guest for one of the most popular Projectkin events on Micro History, added this insight in the context of fabulating based on facts: “I think this approach works best for older people who have a wealth of personal experiences and experience in the world to be able to fill in gaps, make inferences, to pull this off. I think a very young writer with less to draw upon would find it challenging.”* David Shaw, a generous contributor in so many conversations, added a quote from novelist Ernest Hemingway…“If a writer of prose knows enough about what he is writing about he may omit things that he knows and the reader, if the writer is writing truly enough, will have a feeling of those things as strongly as though the writer had stated them.”This active discussion with several more delicious additions from our audience will continue in the Zoom meeting format on Thursday in Diane’s program, “Storyteller Tips: Braiding the strands of archive, history, and family into your story.”Is this the kind of post you think your friends and followers might appreciate as well? Kindly add a recommendation so they know how you feel. You’ll be doing us the favor of spreading our work. Thank you. I’m able to share these, along with all of our programs and posts, for free thanks to both the economics of modern platforms and the generous support of our wonderful Projectkin patrons. You’re more than welcome to share this post with friends and family to encourage them to take the time to consider their own stories. Thank you. Get full access to Projectkin at projectkin.substack.com/subscribe