Sue, If you write like I do and don't mind a few misplaced commas, split infinitives and dangling modifiers, I suggest you publish it yourself. I have used and am impressed with LULU Press. You can get an education concerning on demand publishing by ringing in on <lulu.com>. I think they, and others like them, are a godsend for those who wish to preserve their family histories. LULU provides good instructions, but I would be glad to walk you through the process if you still have questions. By the way I do not own stock in LULU. The thing that led me to them in the first place, is that they they are one of only a few who do not require an up-front investment. As an example, you might want to follow my case. You can visit my storefront at LULU by searching my name or try one of the following <lulu.com/content/113275> or <lulu.com/content/284490>. STAN On Thursday, May 11, 2006, at 06:54 AM, suebod wrote: > For those of us who love genealogy, writing and sharing, but have > never gone through the process of producing a book, I have to ask, how > do you do it? What is the procedure? > > We have our databases, our scrapbooks and family photos. We have > probably logged some family history stories told to us by our elders > into the Notes section of the data base. That stuff that never makes > it into data bases of the state vital records - like Joe had an affair > with his next-door neighbor Tom's wife and two of her kids are by Joe. > > How do we handle sensitive issues other than omission or a course in > diplomacy? I think my living relatives might disown me if I opened the > door to the family closet. Yet, genealogically speaking - I would be > lying if I put out certain segments of my database. > > Do you have a specific publisher you use? > > It's the old forest instead of the trees thing. The project seems > intimidating, but only because I've never done it. > > I sometimes think it's a West Virginia thing, as no where else do I > hear so often that no one would be interested in those old stories. I > am and I love them. Those old stories are what makes my ancestors come > alive. Without the stories, they are merely statistics in a book. > > Sue > > > >> ============================== >> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >