Encourage me to write about my grandfather!!!!

I am going to write a biography of my grandfather.  But first I must learn how to write such a story.  So I look to my favorite author, David McCullough, for guidance.  Why not learn from the best.  He has twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams.  So I got on youtube and entered David McCullough.  What I found was a four-part series titled, “PAINTING WITH WORDS”.  I highly recommend this for a good background in writing history.  My second approach to writing brought me back to junior high school.  Those creative writing categories; who, what, when, where, and why…..adding the five senses; smell, taste, touch, see, and hear…..completing this structure with words that convey emotion.  Additionally, there are several web-sites that are geared to assist the structure/format of a biography.

So armed with this dormant knowledge, I will forge ahead and write about my grandfather.  This will perhaps take me several months, since he lived in an incredible period of time….1890 to 1978.

Best to all of you that has a story to tell.