Michael John Neill is the Course I Coordinator at the Genealogical Institute of Mid America (GIMA) held annually in Springfield, Illinois, and is also on the faculty of Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois.  He has tutorials on research on his website http://www.rootdig.com/adn/index.html . 

Check out Ancestral Biographies on how to analyze data you have and follow the clues to other information.

I have pages and pages of information, now what do I do? 

At some point I have to stop collecting and evaluate what I have collected. 

Do I have more accurate and verifiable information on one generation, one time period such as WWII, or one person?

Now I can write a story!

• www.creativenonfiction.org/brevity/craft/craft_carmack5_10.html
• 10 Steps to Writing Your Family History By Kimberly Powell, About.com Guide

·         Beyond the Index-Michael John Neill-Your Ancestor's Biography  This article discusses some ways to write biographies of your ancestor

·         The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing  This blog by Sharon Lippincott, aka Ritergal, includes tips to help ordinary people learn to write extraordinary stories defining their own lives in their own voices and their own terms.