#Biography writing

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The Art of Biography Writing: Capturing Lives in Words

Biography writing is a fascinating and rewarding endeavor that allows writers to explore the depths of another person’s life, capturing their experiences, struggles, triumphs, and legacies in a narrative form. Whether you are writing about a historical figure, a celebrity, or an everyday individual, creating a biography requires meticulous research, keen observation, and the ability to tell a compelling story. This blog will delve into the essence of biography writing, provide a guide on how to write a biography, and offer tips for making the process of writing a biography both effective and engaging.

Understanding Biography Writing

A biography is a detailed account of a person's life written by someone else. It covers significant events, relationships, and experiences that have shaped the subject's life, offering insights into their character and the impact they have had on the world. Unlike an autobiography, which is written by the person themselves, a biography requires the writer to deeply understand the subject through research, interviews, and analysis.

Biography writing is more than just recounting facts; it’s about creating a narrative that brings the subject to life for the reader. A well-written biography should not only inform but also engage and inspire, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the person’s life and the context in which they lived.

How to Write a Biography: A Step-by-Step Guide

Writing a biography format can be a daunting task, but with careful planning and attention to detail, you can create a captivating and informative account of someone's life. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to write a biography:

1. Choose Your Subject

The first step in biography writing is selecting your subject. This could be someone you admire, a historical figure, or a person whose life story you believe deserves to be told. It’s essential to choose someone whose life is interesting and impactful, as this will make your biography more engaging for readers.

2. Conduct Thorough Research

Research is the cornerstone of writing a biography. Start by gathering as much information as possible about your subject. This can include books, articles, interviews, letters, and other primary sources. If your subject is still alive, consider interviewing them and those close to them to get firsthand insights. Pay attention to both major events and minor details, as these will help you create a well-rounded narrative.

3. Develop a Timeline

Creating a timeline of your subject’s life can help you organize your research and identify the most significant events to include in your biography. This timeline will serve as a foundation for structuring your narrative, ensuring that you cover all the important moments in a logical and coherent manner.

4. Create an Outline

An outline is crucial for structuring your biography and keeping your writing on track. Divide your biography into sections, such as early life, career, personal relationships, challenges, and legacy. Each section should have a clear focus, allowing you to explore different aspects of your subject’s life in detail.

5. Start Writing the Biography

With your research, timeline, and outline in hand, you’re ready to start writing a biography. Begin with an introduction that captures the reader's attention and provides an overview of your subject’s life and significance. As you write, strive to create a balance between factual information and storytelling. Use vivid language, anecdotes, and quotes to bring your subject’s experiences to life. Remember to maintain a consistent tone and pace throughout the biography.

6. Focus on Character Development

One of the key elements of biography writing is character development. To truly capture the essence of your subject, delve into their personality, motivations, and inner conflicts. Explore how their experiences shaped their character and influenced their decisions. By providing insight into their thoughts and emotions, you can create a more relatable and human portrayal of your subject.

7. Include Relevant Context

A biography should not exist in a vacuum. To fully understand your subject’s life, it’s important to consider the historical, cultural, and social context in which they lived. Incorporate this context into your narrative to give readers a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities your subject faced.

8. Edit and Revise

Once you’ve completed your first draft, take the time to revise and refine your work. Check for clarity, coherence, and consistency in your writing. Ensure that your facts are accurate and that your narrative flows smoothly. Pay attention to grammar, punctuation, and style. It can also be helpful to get feedback from others, whether through beta readers or a professional editor, to catch any errors or areas that need improvement.

9. Final Touches

After revising, focus on the final touches. This includes writing a compelling title, crafting a succinct and informative introduction, and considering whether to include additional elements like photographs, a bibliography, or an index. These extras can enhance your biography and provide readers with a more immersive experience.

Tips for Writing a Biography

Biography writing can be challenging, but these tips can help you create a more engaging and polished final product:

Be Objective: While it’s natural to have opinions about your subject, strive to maintain objectivity. Present facts accurately and avoid letting personal bias influence your portrayal of the subject.

Use Dialogue and Quotes: Incorporating direct quotes and dialogue can make your biography more dynamic and give readers a sense of the subject’s voice and personality.

Show, Don’t Tell: Instead of simply telling readers about your subject’s qualities, show them through specific examples and anecdotes. This will make your writing more vivid and engaging.

Keep the Reader in Mind: Always consider your audience when writing a biography. What do they know about the subject? What do they want to learn? Tailor your writing to meet their expectations and keep them interested.

Avoid Overloading with Facts: While it’s important to be thorough, avoid overwhelming the reader with too many details. Focus on the most significant and relevant information that contributes to the overall narrative.

Conclusion

Biography writing is a unique and rewarding form of storytelling that allows writers to explore the complexities of human life. By following a structured approach and focusing on the essential elements of a compelling narrative, you can create a biography that not only informs but also inspires and engages your readers. Whether you’re writing a biography of a historical figure, a contemporary leader, or someone close to you, the key is to capture the essence of their life in a way that resonates with others. Through diligent research, thoughtful writing, and a passion for your subject, you can master the art of biography writing and bring remarkable lives to the page.

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Suzanne Scanlon, from "Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen," published in 2024

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when shirley jackson said, “the very nicest thing about being a writer is that you can afford to indulge yourself endlessly with oddness, and nobody can do anything about it, so long as you keep writing. all you have to do — and watch this carefully, please — is keep writing.”

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no wonder he wasn't fazed when lee mckenzie said he and seb had a bromance

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The Condom Bomber

The crux of the story is Brother Dean. Brother Dean was…is…a hate preacher. Red or blue, everyone agreed on that. His origins and his motivations, those were a little more mysterious. Different groups had their own legends. I had a class with a guy that was part of the campus pro-life movement, and the tale he gave me is the one that I give the most credence to. According to him, Brother Dean had started out as a “normal” pro-life preacher. He’d gone around campus, led parades, given speeches… And then he’d gotten punched in the face.

This led to a lawsuit against the school. Something about failing to provide adequate protection? The main result was that he got something like half a mil. Half a mil is an incredible amount if you’re still working, but he’d tried to use the money to fund a sort of pro-life career, and it had just… trickled down. Ten years later he was running dead low on funds, and had taken to the particularly dumb strategy of trying to get punched in the face again. You know. For economic reasons. It had become kind of a vicious cycle: He’d started off saying some objectionable shit to try and goad someone into taking the punch. The worse the shit he said was, the harder it became for him to find work doing anything else, and the harder it became for him to find work doing anything else, the less he had to lose by saying really objectionable shit. Throw in two years of living on ramen, and he was so desperate to get punched that he was quoting the Westboro Baptists. If you know, you know. The pro-life group, to their credit, hated him the most out of anyone. They viewed him as the ultimate sellout, someone who was actively making their positions and beliefs look worse by the day, solely for his own enrichment. The other conservative groups held him in the same regard. The rest of the campus hated him for simpler reasons. It would be difficult to find anyone more detested anywhere else on site. Brother Dean’s antithesis was the Trojan Warrior. TW was a normal student by day, but maybe once a month or so he’d don his hoplite armor and roam around, handing out free condoms. Trojan condoms. It was kind of his shtick. Between the costume, and the whole character that he had going on, most people didn’t really recognize his alter ego. I myself am pretty good with faces, so one day I noticed he was behind me in the foodcourt and decided to thank him by paying for his smoothie. Small tangent, but if you’re looking to get good stories, buying lunches for interesting people works like magic. TW decided that he was going to thank me for thanking him by giving me something like 10 feet of condom roll. I was mortified, aggressively single, and on SSRI’s. He was not sure how many of those were permanent. I wasn’t either. He wound up giving me just a handful, and said that if nothing else, they could probably be used as water balloons. I accepted. Who doesn’t like water balloons?

I finished my lunch with the warrior and left, considering targets for the "balloons". I passed by Brother Dean near the main commons and had my lightbulb moment. I spent a few minutes watching him from a distance, trying to find the optimal angle to get him without getting caught on camera (he always had someone filing in the background, it was a necessary thing for his hopeful future lawsuit). The time delay was useful for helping me realize that it really wasn't worth it. The sun had been bearing down so hard that the glue in my shoes had melted, and getting him wet would be a favor that day. 

So, mildly disappointed, I shelved my dream and left. 

A week later the monsoons hit. I left one class and ran to a campus computer commons to try and get some shelter and study between classes. Just before I got through the door, I saw Brother Dean, umbrella in hand, setting up his speaker and mic. He wasn't technically allowed this far into campus (the commons were owned by the city) but he'd gone to where his audience was and security was probably holed up somewhere cozy. I could hardly blame them. 

I made it up to the second floor and started studying when the mic picked up. All glass buildings are not very soundproof. He was loud, and he was annoying, and he was outside a library, under a balcony, and-

And I had condoms. Water balloon condoms. 

And he was under a balcony. 

I put my laptop away, pulled out my condom roll, and went to the bathroom. I wasn’t sure how big a condom could actually stretch, so I just kept filling it until it was about the size of basketball. Maybe a smaller watermelon? And thus armed, I waddled my way out into the halls. I cannot emphasize enough just how unsubtle this was. I was cradling this big, overfilled condom like some sort of phallic ghost baby, and it was so heavy that I sort of had to squat as I went. People saw me. Lots of people saw me. I passed by one room full of computer science students, all learning C++, and three of them waved at me. And I waved back in that my-arms-are-full-but-I’m-excited-to-see-you-too way, where you jut your wrist up a little bit and flap your hand around excitedly. I did, eventually, make it to the balcony. The building’s high ceilings made the second-floor thing kind of a misnomer: I was easily forty feet up. I scooched my way to the edge, and the view I had… it was perfect. Brother Dean was directly underneath, thank God. If he’d been even seven or eight feet out, I’m not sure if I could’ve shotput the condom-bomb far enough to hit him directly. Better yet his cameraman was only a few feet away from him, far too close to catch any action going up 40 feet above. I managed to wrestle the payload onto the balcony, and with a gentle push, I sent it and Dean to destiny. I realized that I’d made a mistake almost as soon as the condom began to fall. You know that sound that bombs make in cartoons, that long drawn out whistle? The condom made that sound. I had a second education in the seriousness of my mistake when the condom hit Dean’s umbrella. It did not pop. Of course it didn’t pop. I had no experience with condoms, I swear to you, I promise, I did not know how much they could stretch. You can fit your whole leg into them. You can fit them over whole park benches. A gallon and a half of water was nothing compared to that. It broke Dean’s umbrella. It hit the top, and it snapped the stem like a twig, and then-

Violence. Unspeakable violence. It clipped Dean’s shoulder and stretched down to his knees before recoiling back to its original shoulder height. It did not bounce. It floated in space, no wasted energy in the collision. One hundred percent of the kinetic energy, all 3300 Joules of it, were discharged into this sad wretch of a man. He did not collapse. There was no time for that. He rotated on his axis. It was as if the hand of God had reached down and grabbed him about his waist, only to twist. In a fraction of a second, his head filled the space where his ass had been and his ass filled the space where his head had been, and then his cheek, carried by the shuriken motion of his body, slammed into the pavement with a noise like Shaq slam dunking a porkchop. Maybe wetter.

He did not move.

I panicked.

I want to make it clear: I did not mean to assault this man. I meant to get him wet and embarrassed. But I also have to confess that this was a beating. Mike Tyson himself can only put about 1600 Joules into one of his punches, and if he hit me I would bounce off five walls before I fell. I would not wish 3300 Joules upon anyone.

I walked into the building and sat myself in the back of the C++ class. The people next to, to my immense and eternal gratitude, did not question why I was wet.

A minute later, Brother Dean stormed into the building with his microphone.

He yelled. He screamed. He hollered. He informed the entire world that he had been assaulted, with a condom, by someone on the second floor. I was ecstatic that he was alive. 

Every person in that class knew who had brought this hell upon them. Every single one of them knew it was me. And if I’d done this to someone else, some Steven Crowder, some Ben Shapiro, someone would’ve thrown me to the wolves. It would have only taken one person in that room of sixty. But Brother Dean was hated by everyone, literally everyone, and so the entire class sat in silence.

Some of that silence was gleeful, and some of it was bored, and some of it, a very small amount, was directly disapproving, but even the disapproving silence carried an understanding. A note of, “Yes, yes, that was very irresponsible, and you should not do that again, but who could blame you? Something needed to happen. Not that something, but…something.”

Security could be given grace to ignore the man when it was raining, and he was just outside the building, but they were not given such grace when he was inside with a microphone. Just a few short minutes later, a golfcart pulled up, and he was summarily marched out. There was maybe a minute of silence after that before the professor announced that his class was not open to visitors.

I left. He’d made his point.

It was a few weeks before I saw Brother Dean again, and his black eye still hadn’t healed all the way when I did. He was, however, still preaching the same old things as always. Percussive maintenance works better on vacuum tubes than human brains. I will say that he definitely made a point to stay away from balconies after that. And the next time it rained, I actually went out to watch him put his speaker and his mic into the back of a wagon and wheel it off the campus.

It appeared that he’d developed some opinions about the kind of weather he was willing to preach hate in.

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I'm speaking my truth. A lot of people who make fun of Miku Jefferson were not even there. You did not live through the wars that I did. You didn't even go on ao3 to read college aus where Peggy Schuyler suggests that they do a pronoun circle (xe uses xe/xem/xir)

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IVY, THE TRAVELLING BARD

Ivy ran away from home during her teenage years, bored by small town life and working on the fields. She quickly gathered a following as one of the funniest and most talented newcomers in the music scene, though not without stepping on some toes. For her own protection (and for the good of her coin purse) she took up training as a thief shortly after running away. (insp.)

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How to Write a Biography? Process of Biography Writing

It is important to comprehend the process when trying to determine the best way to write a Biography about someone. A Biography is a piece of writing that describes the life of a person. It outlines their achievements and other significant moments that they have experienced. They are written by people who are keen on the subject and want to learn how to better understand it. So they compose a piece about their lives.

To understand how to write a Biography piece, we should master this blog to learn more.

What is Biography Writing?

"biography" is a broad term "biography writing" is a broad term that can refer to any type of autobiography or account of the life and times of an individual. Many people use the word "biography" as a synonym for autobiography. There are however numerous autobiographies that aren't biographies. The most important thing to focus on is how to write an efficient Biography. The process will be easier when you read the blog.

Biographies are typically written by those who have access to papers of their subject, as well as diaries, as well as interviews with family members or close family members.

This type of writing focuses on the life of a specific person rather than the whole society (or perhaps a specific country).

A Biography can include information about how they came to their ideas and the reasons they decided to pursue the path they chose and may also provide information on the experiences they had as children before becoming adults, however not everything such like birthdays and anniversaries because they can be seen as small in comparison to larger issues such as the war crimes committed in World War II!

Process of How to Write a Biography!

For those who are writing biographical essay It can be helpful to envision the process as the following:

Research. It is possible to begin by researching your topic and obtaining information from a variety of sources. You can also study what others have written about their experiences, to discover what makes them unique or interesting.

Organize. If you have a lot of information from your sources, organize it into categories so that it's simple for you (and easier for other people) to understand the text in the future! This will ensure that the information is well put together to avoid mistakes made when you begin to write a Biography.

Types of Biography Writing

It is possible to write an autobiographical sketch of you, your parents, and your acquaintances. This is known by the term autobiography. It may be written in the third person or in the first person depending on the type of information you would like to share with others. Find out the different kinds of Biographies to determine the most effective way to write your perfect Biography.

You may also opt to write about locations you've lived and the events that occurred there, as well as other happenings that occurred in the time.

They are often referred to as biographies on locations because they detail the locations where the individual lived prior to the time their life story began (before the date that they were born).

They might also contain additional stories relating to a particular location, such as the impact it had on the lives of individuals while they lived there or the way it affected the person they would become after having left their home for good. It was more than the occasional visit that everyone came to know each other well enough to not feel the requirement for anything other than maybe a little money back, and the possibility of having to leave for the evening due to our lack of money in the moment, which is why bartenders offered free drinks all night long at the end of the night, before everyone would go home or go to the store if they needed anything else, aside from drinks, such as food.

Interviewing the individual

There are numerous ways you can interview an individual. You can ask questions in person, over the phone or by email. It is important to note every conversation you have so that you can keep the exact record of what they discussed and the way in which they spoke about it.

If you're planning an interview, consider the kinds of questions you believe to be crucial to your particular job. Write down the answers on one piece of either paper, or in your notebook prior starting an interview. It's also essential to be aware of the characteristics of someone to be able to understand their responses when you pose them with specific questions (for example: "Tell me about yourself"). This is a crucial part of writing a successful Biography. In the art of Writing a biography A thorough research process and a thoughtful organizing are essential. Inquiring into the life of the subject by observing the details, collecting information from a variety of sources, and organizing the information in a systematic manner are vital steps. If you want to capture the essence of a person or a location or a particular occasion, interviews play a crucial role in providing first-hand views and enriching story. Making a compelling biography doesn't require only a recount of things, but a deeper understanding of the motivations of the person and the context behind their life experiences. It's a delicate blend of telling stories and interpretations in order to honor the subject while also engaging the readers.

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By Tom Gauld

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The girls walk over to John. "How do you write the songs?" says the girl whose name is Daphne. John doesn't answer.

Paul shouts across the room in a voice you use to an errant child, "Tell us about the songs, John, tell us about the songs."

"Sometimes we write them together," says John. "Sometimes not. Some of them take four hours; some twenty minutes. Others have been known to take as long as three weeks."

~Love Me Do, Michael Braun 1964

Just love how John doesn't react to anybody but Paul.

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Suzanne Scanlon, from "Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen," published in 2024

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anyway agrippa on his knees in front of octavian after the proscriptions. maybe a little covered in blood as a treat. twink has his hand in his hair. et cetera.