Table of Contents Choose Your Subject Map the scope of Your Story Mine for Gold in Your Research 8 Give Important Background information 10 Consider your Audience 12 Grab and Hold Your Reader's Attention 14 Stick with the Facts 16 Write with style 18 Use Connections and Transitions 20 Apply the Four steps for Successful Revision 22 Give credit to Your Sources 24 Share Your Polished work with others 26 Writer's Checklist 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32
Choose Your Subject Writing a biography is a big adventure Biographies tell true stories about real people Many subject of a biography has done great things Readers may want to know how the subject overcame obstacles Or they want to hear readers are curious about other the secret that drove the person people's lives They want to know how others are like them and how they are different Sometimes the to achieve so much Other times biographies cover people who have committed crimes or hurt others Readers want to know what led the subject to act in a certain way Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson People read and write biographies because they are curious about others But biographies also help us understand our own lives You might find things that you admire Biographies are about your often written about subject These well known people things might change the way you think about yourself and your goals Or maybe you don't want to be like your subject Writing O
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About This Book
By: Molly Jones
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Published by: 12-Story Library provided by Amicus, part of The Creative Company
