How do biography authors How do biography authors hook and hold their readershook and hold their readers

One thing that could help you write a hooking biography is One thing that could help you write a hooking biography is start out with something exciting “this means starting your start out with something exciting “this means starting your book or story at a compelling place, with a scene, with book or story at a compelling place, with a scene, with something at stake for your characters”. (something at stake for your characters”. (How to Write How to Write Great BeginningsGreat Beginnings). Another thing that will help hook a reader ). Another thing that will help hook a reader is “boredom kills readership If you're bored when you write is “boredom kills readership If you're bored when you write the opening, if you fall asleep at your desk when you reread the opening, if you fall asleep at your desk when you reread it, and if trusted readers can't stop yawning when they it, and if trusted readers can't stop yawning when they review it, what makes you think strangers you send it to will review it, what makes you think strangers you send it to will be riveted by it”. As “be riveted by it”. As “EzineArticles” would say “set up a story promise” when a readers are looking for a book to read they read the back of the book to look to see what the book is going to talk about. Readers like surprises so let them know the there is going to be some sort of surprise

How do biography writers persuade their How do biography writers persuade their

readers?readers? One way I think biography writers can persuade their writer is by who

their writing about. For instance if their writing about Arnold Schwarzenegger you will probably write in a way that people interested in him would act not in a way that someone who likes Jesse Eisenberg because they are two different people. As ""The The Writing LifeWriting Life” would say” would say “Think it through Study your biases carefully. Are your main points broad, sweeping claims or narrowly focused statements? Have you listed statistical facts, opinions of acknowledged leaders, or unsupported statements from sources that may be nothing more than a non-expert's opinion? You will have to come up with a lot more evidence to support a claim using language like: a majority, all, or never.”

What is the relationship between biography and What is the relationship between biography and

truth?truth? • The relation ship between biographies and truth is pretty strong. The relation ship between biographies and truth is pretty strong.

Biographies are pretty much all truth. The only instance I think Biographies are pretty much all truth. The only instance I think where you would get lies in a biography is if it was a poor written where you would get lies in a biography is if it was a poor written ill researcher biography. So you want to make sure your picking ill researcher biography. So you want to make sure your picking out a well credited biography if your using it for a major project.out a well credited biography if your using it for a major project.

What truths are best communicated through the biography What truths are best communicated through the biography genre?genre?

• The truths that are best communicated through biographies is the The truths that are best communicated through biographies is the whole book because biographies if written well and lots of good whole book because biographies if written well and lots of good research with good resources are 99.9% truth. research with good resources are 99.9% truth.

How do Biographies writers get through the boring parts of How do Biographies writers get through the boring parts of some ones life with out losing the reader?some ones life with out losing the reader?

• Realize what's necessary for inclusion. A biography has an Realize what's necessary for inclusion. A biography has an expected outline. Generally, they include chronologically ordered expected outline. Generally, they include chronologically ordered pieces of data about a person's life and career.  It is necessary to pieces of data about a person's life and career.  It is necessary to include facts like place and date of birth, major accomplishments, include facts like place and date of birth, major accomplishments, family details, the influence the individual had on society and family details, the influence the individual had on society and place and date of death.place and date of death.

• Keeping the interest of the reader. There won't be anybody, Keeping the interest of the reader. There won't be anybody, including the star of the biography, who will be interested in a including the star of the biography, who will be interested in a boring tale of his life. Come up with a way to keep the reader boring tale of his life. Come up with a way to keep the reader riveted with interesting or humorous facts.riveted with interesting or humorous facts.

• Make an impact. Start the biography with a really interesting Make an impact. Start the biography with a really interesting sentence. Think about a little known or funny fact or describe a sentence. Think about a little known or funny fact or describe a crucial moment in their life. Even a famous and compelling quote crucial moment in their life. Even a famous and compelling quote would be a great start. It must be something that entices the would be a great start. It must be something that entices the reader to read on. This sentence can come from any stage of the reader to read on. This sentence can come from any stage of the person's life. (Hook Your Reader from the First Sentence) person's life. (Hook Your Reader from the First Sentence)

What inspires biography writers to write about some What inspires biography writers to write about some one?one?

• People write biographies because someone inspires them. Or People write biographies because someone inspires them. Or because they want to know more about someone they find because they want to know more about someone they find interesting and want to share with other people what the learned. interesting and want to share with other people what the learned. They also could be inspired to write about what some one did like They also could be inspired to write about what some one did like if a person struggled through a thought childhood and came out if a person struggled through a thought childhood and came out on top some one might write a biography on them because thy are on top some one might write a biography on them because thy are impressed and inspired by them.impressed and inspired by them.

Where do biography authors get most of their research and Where do biography authors get most of their research and determine what’s true and what’s fake?determine what’s true and what’s fake?

• http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/facts/brc2.pdf was a good internet resource that I have found that you can use to write a credible and true biography. But most of the resources that people use to write credible biographies are news papers and actual people as their recourses.

What do biography writers do to choose between important What do biography writers do to choose between important and not important things in a person’s life to write about?and not important things in a person’s life to write about?

• My guess to how they do that is by personal opinion, because My guess to how they do that is by personal opinion, because what some people may find boring others may find interesting. what some people may find boring others may find interesting. Another way is if something that the person did led them to Another way is if something that the person did led them to become what they are today. Also if they did something in their become what they are today. Also if they did something in their life that you think would make it impossible for them to life that you think would make it impossible for them to accomplish what they did like the fact that bill gates never accomplish what they did like the fact that bill gates never finished school but he became a millionaire finished school but he became a millionaire

What is the most popular way for writers to transition between What is the most popular way for writers to transition between periods in a person’s life?periods in a person’s life?

• I couldn’t find anything on how the authors like to transition I couldn’t find anything on how the authors like to transition between periods in a persons life but how they do it In the book between periods in a persons life but how they do it In the book I’m reading is by asking a question in the beginning of each I’m reading is by asking a question in the beginning of each chapter such as How did someone named…….. Become one of the chapter such as How did someone named…….. Become one of the biggest man in the world. Or by sending you back in time by biggest man in the world. Or by sending you back in time by saying “ before we get even deeper into the details….”. That’s saying “ before we get even deeper into the details….”. That’s how you can transition between periods and events in a biography how you can transition between periods and events in a biography

What is the main reason that people choose to read What is the main reason that people choose to read

biographies?biographies? To discover fascinating people Is one reason that “Reasons to

Read Biography”. This is saying that biographies can help you learn about people you want to know more about or someone you find interesting that

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