"Advice to Authors"

“Wayne Shepheard, editor of RELATIVELY SPEAKING, the quarterly journal of the Alberta Genealogical Society ›, published an editorial with some basic tips for aspiring contributors to guide them through the process of telling their stories and save time in reviewing, editing and proofreading. You may find them helpful….

1. Focus on one subject or story –
   
2. Keep the message simple –
   
3. Create a structure for the article –
   
4. Set out the article in point form to start with –
   
5. When writing about family members, stick with one family or one individual –
   
6. Use proper English –
   
7. Headings and subheadings –
   
8. Precision and clarity  –
   
9. Citations and references  –
   
10. Assistance in writing –”