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From: "Janis Gilmore" <>
Subject: [APG] writing family history (was FTM and natural)
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:21 -0500
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I like that quote, Melinde, and believe in it (and am usually sorry when I
don't adhere to it, even for an e-mail). The infamous Dorothy Parker, of
Algonquin Round Table fame, used to say "I hate writing, but I love having
written." With which I also concur!

I use both TMG and Legacy. I write my own narratives in Word, however, and
use the genealogy software for keeping scrupulous track of the data and
sources. Could this be a philosophical split between the
writer/literary/research mindset and the scientific/technical/research
mindset?

I am devoted to my genealogy software, but I can't think why I would want to
write narratives in it. What is the advantage?

Janis Walker Gilmore


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Melinde wrote that she was constantly told:
> "There is no good writing, only good editing."

It reminds of what I read by a well-known author about his own writing and
his success as an author. Not an exact quote but close to it: "I am the
world's
worst writer, but I am the world's best editor." Does anyone remember who
wrote this? I've thought about it many times and wish I could remember who
wrote
it!

Christine
[Christine Rose, CG, CGL, FASG]





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