Creative Writing Certificate Program
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Writing with Writers - Biography

Welcome to our workshop. Here you can learn how to research and write a biographical sketch — a story about someone's life that tells a lot about who that person is or was. Along the way, you'll find research and writing strategies from us as well as a warm-up exercise to get you started. When you're done writing your biography, you can publish a biography of your own, so what are you waiting for?

Biography Assistant

Welcome to Biography Assistant, your personal research assistant for writing biographies about your relatives or an autobiography about yourself. Biography Assistant makes it easy for you to record these special family memories because it helps you decide what to write about. That leaves you free to concentrate on the most important part — telling the story!

Writing Biographies

The limitations on writing a biography are that the events have been established and the characters are well defined. Capturing events and making compelling characters of real people challenges even experienced writers. The more well-known a person or event, the tougher it might be to find something new to teach readers.

10 Tips for Students in Writing Biographies

Are you nosy? This is really the key. Start by picking a person you'd love to know better; the more passion you have for your subject, the more energy you'll spend, and the better your biography will be.