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 		Course 5 Schedule

Alabama Circuit Court Bill of Cost, Fall Term 1852 Course 5:
Writing and Publishing for Genealogists

This course covers publishing on the Internet, writing articles for publication, organizing book materials, commercial publishing and other pertinent information for genealogical writing and publishing.

Faculty:


Textbooks:
  1. Required:
    • Curran, Joan Ferris, Madilyn Coen Crane, and John H. Wray. Numbering Your Genealogy: Basic Systems, Complex Families, and International Kin. Arlington, Va.: National Genealogical Society, 1999.
    • Mills, Elizabeth Shown. Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007.

  2. Recommended:
    • Ross-Larson, Bruce. Edit Yourself : A Manual for Everyone Who Works with Words. New York: W. W. Norton, 1996.
    • Strunk, William and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. Allyn and Bacon, 1999 (or any other edition).
    • University of Chicago Press. Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.


Requisites: Open to anyone interested in genealogical writing and publishing. Students should bring a 500-word writing sample on a genealogical topic.


Course Schedule:

Monday
  • 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.: Class Orientation and Preliminary Remarks (Jones)
  • 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.: "Introduction to the Dreaded Footnote" (Jones)
  • 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Morning Break
  • 10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: "Essential Resources for Genealogical Writers" (Jones)
  • 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
  • 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.: "Writing as You Go" (Powell)
  • 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: "Creating Readable Prose" (Jones)
  • 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Assignment of Student Project 1 (Footnoting Exercise) (Jones)
Tuesday
  • 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.: Student Project 1 Due; Discussion of Project Results (Jones)
  • 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.: "Analytical Writing: Client Reports, Proof Summaries, and Other 'Unpublished' Works" (Jones)
  • 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Morning Break
  • 10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: "Editing Yourself (session 1)" (Jones)
  • 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
  • 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.: "Editing Yourself (session 2)" (Jones)
  • 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: "Putting Your Ancestors in Historical Context" (Colletta)
  • 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Assignment of Student Project 2 (Editing Exercise) (Jones)
Wednesday
  • 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.: Student Project 2 Due; Discussion of Project Results (Jones)
  • 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.: "Compiling Source Materials for Publication" (Powell)
  • 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Morning Break
  • 10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: "Principles of Good Writing and Good Storytelling" (Colletta)
  • 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
  • 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.: "Organizing Your Ancestors in Genealogical Format (Session 1)" (Jones)
  • 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: "Organizing Your Ancestors in Genealogical Format (Session 2)" (Jones)
  • 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Assignment of Student Project 3 (Formatting Exercise) (Jones)
Thursday
  • 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.: Student Project 3 Due; Discussion of Project Results (Jones)
  • 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.: "Writing Articles for Publication" (Jones)
  • 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Morning Break
  • 10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: "Commercial Publishing: From Proposal to Product" (Colletta)
  • 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
  • 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.: "Snares and Pitfalls of Writing a Narrative Family History" (Colletta)
  • 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: "Using Microsoft Word as a Writing Tool" (Powell)
Friday
  • 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.: "Marketing Your Self-Published Materials" (Scott)
  • 9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: "Aesthetics of Writing: Using Visual Impact to Deliver Your Message" (Jones)
  • 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.: Review of Student Project 3; Class Discussion of Writing Ethics (Jones)
  • 11:45 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.: Closing Remarks and Distribution of Certificates (Jones)



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