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Organizing Biographical Materials for Writing
After your interviews are complete and you have transcribed your notes, you must choose a form of organization that will present your subject's story well.
Questions that Motivate Memories
You've planned the biography, created an outline and contacted secondary sources for background information. It's now time to move on to the "meat of the matter."
Write a Family Heirloom Biography
This series of articles will step any aspiring family author through the stages of planning and producing a soft-bound book worthy of passing down through generations!
Biographies - Death of a Subject
There are many different ways to die and just as many ways to write about a death. Here we look at some different options to consider when writing the death of a subject
Choose a Biography Subject
When choosing a biography subject the choice should be made with a clear head. The writer should choose their subject as if choosing a soul mate to marry.
Writing A Biography
A biography is the story of someone else's life. Although the person may have exciting times and events in their life they will also have had less exciting times.