Roni Robbins, an award-winning journalist and author, shares her journey of transforming her grandfather's recorded memories into the award-winning book "Hands of Gold." With a background in journalism spanning publications like the Atlanta Journal Constitution and WebMD, she brings professional storytelling expertise to her family's Holocaust survival story.

In this episode:

Journey from journalism to authorship
Converting oral history to narrative
Research and verification process
Traditional publishing journey
Marketing strategies and awards
Future writing projects
Legacy preservation techniques

Resources Mentioned:

National Archives - https://www.archives.gov/
Mormon Family History Center - https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/topic/family-history-centers
Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/
PR Newswire - https://www.prnewswire.com/
US Holocaust Memorial Museum - https://www.ushmm.org/

Book Recommendations:

"Hands of Gold" by Roni Robbins: https://www.amazon.com/Hands-Gold-Silver-Misfortune-Fiction/dp/9493231852

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Roni Robbins - Transforming Family History into Award-Winning Fiction