How
to Write a Personal Biography
How to Write a Personal Biography
Just about everyone
knows someone that has accomplished something
incredible in their lives, or knows someone
that has overcome an obstacle or just has a
great story to tell. And, if you're a writer
that has excellent interpersonal skills, enjoys
conducting interviews, and has a knack for
transposing interviews into powerful content
that tells a unique story then you should consider
writing a personal biography. A personal biography
will allow you to use your creative writing skills to create a unique and
personal written history of a person's life. It will provide your readers
with valuable insight into someone’s
personal life. But, how do you write a personal and unique biography that informs
and motivated? In this brief article, we will teach you how to write a personal
biography.
1. Learn everything you can. First of all, you need to learn everything you
can about the person that you are writing about. Read any material that has
been written about them and interview their family, friends and even their
acquaintances. By conducting preliminary research, you will have a clearer
idea about their personal and family life, personal philosophies, major life
accomplishments, impact on society, historical significance, major obstacles,
motivators, as well as other people's perspectives about them.
2. Select an angle. Next, you should select your angle and then hone in on
this angle when crafting your notes. That is, figure out how you would like
to present this information in a new and exciting way. For instance, will you
focus on their early childhood or adult experience? Will you focus on their
career or personal successes?
3. Conduct additional research. Conduct additional research to help fill in
any gaps. This can be done by conducting online or offline research. Again,
you should attempt to discover additional information to provider readers with
a full story. This new research attempt should be specifically based on your
new angle. Review information thoroughly.
4. Thesis statement. Draft your one page thesis statement, A thesis is a one
line sentence which will tell the reader what you would like them to know in
a short and concise manner.
5. Draft your outline. Carefully outline your thoughts with your thesis in
mind. Concentrate on the most important aspect of the person's life. Then,
put the information into chronological order and make sure that it makes sense.
5. Freestyle writing. Go for it. Write everything you can about that person.
Just let the words flow freely from your mind. Don't worry about structure
or format at this point. Remember to be as detailed as you possibly can be.
6. Edit the personal biography. Make sure that your biography starts off with
an extremely interesting statement, a little known fact or some fascinating
tidbit to capture the reader's attention and then edit the rest for grammar
and content flow. Your personal biography should be interesting and fun to
read. Remember that originality counts and that you want to make sure that
you capture the essence of the person’s life. This paper should not be
a historical recap of when they were born and/or died. It should be power packed
with information. Also, ask someone else to proof read your work to make sure
that you don’t have any errors.
In
conclusion, creating a personal biography can
be a fun and exciting writing venture. It allows
you to utilize your creative writing, research,
and interview talents to create a personal
history of someone’s life in a unique way.
By following the above tips, you’ll be able to create a wonderful personal
biography!
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