I am writing a short narrative about the history of the land that one of my great great grandfathers owned. For this, I have used as my facts transcriptions of the deeds. These transcriptions were done by one of my cousins. In addition, I have drawn a picture of the plat which shows the various parts as they were sold. Before I publish this narrative, I want to copyright it. How can I do that? I will certainly give credit to my cousin for his work. Margaret McCleskey, Arlington