How your family's stories can become historical fiction

It's easy to focus on the big ways in which your ancestors have interacted with history — like, say, having a grandfather who enlisted in World War II after hearing about the attack on Pearl Harbor.

But, says bestselling and award-winning writer Yvette Manessis Corporon, you don't have to (and, in fact, shouldn't) limit yourself to sweeping history when looking to your family for inspiration. 

Corporon shares five ways in which you can mine the stories in your home, as the basis for compelling historical fiction, in a guest post for Writer's Digest.

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