Writing Biography & Autobiography (Writing Handbooks) - Softcover

Osborne, Brian D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0713667427 ISBN 13: 9780713667424

Publisher: A&C Black, 2004

Synopsis

Many of us have wanted to write a life-story but have been unsure how to set about it or how to bring such a project to completion. Whether you are planning to write about your own family or research the life of a famous historical figure, this book will assist, advise and encourage you. The author looks at all aspects of writing biography and autobiography, including: the reasons for biographical writing; choosing your subject; identifying your audience; research methods; organising the information; and writing up your material. There are also sections on legal issues, copyright and finding a publisher.

About this title

From the Author:

We are all interested in people – and for a variety of reasons we often want to research and write up their lives. My guidebook covers more than just the traditional idea of biography as the lives of famous men and women published in book form but looks at web-publishing, at life-writing for family historians, at telling your own life story. The skills of biographical research and writing are also applicable to many other fields – such as historical fiction.
The book is full of what I hope is useful and practical guidance based on my own experiences of biographical writing with lots of information on traditional and computer-based sources of information. Writing biographies can be extremely rewarding – this book helps you get started and helps you see your project through to completion.

About the Author:

Brian D. Osborne has written and published three full-length biographies and a large number of biographical articles for magazines. He is also a contributor to The New Dictionary of National Biography and a frequent speaker at writers' groups on research for non-fiction and biographical writing.

About this edition

• Publisher: A&C Black
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0713667427
• ISBN 13: 9780713667424
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164