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How to Write a Biography of a World Leader
When writing a biography, you want to make sure that the story you tell is more than just a list of facts about the person s life. Biographer Supriya Vani shares her top tips for writing a successful biography.
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Jun 9, 2021
As a peace activist and human rights campaigner, I have a different approach for writing biographies. I only choose leaders who are compassionate, charismatic, mindfully humble, easy to talk to, and who have major aspirations to contribute to world peace. My idea is to not come up with a mechanical biography, but an inspirational biography. A biography which is not just a biography, but something more than that. To be honest, anyone can write a biography with enough research material, but will that impact the future generation? Inspiring the younger generation is the main essence of my work. Before writing a biography, ask yourself the following questions:
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Brian Broome: On Letting Other Genres Inspire You
In this article, author Brian Broome explains how a Gwendolyn Brooks poem inspired him to write his memoir Punch Me Up to the Gods.
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May 22, 2021
Brian Broome is an award-winning writer, poet, and screenwriter, and K. Leroy Irvis Fellow and instructor in the writing program at the University of Pittsburgh, where he is pursuing an MFA. He has been a finalist in The Moth storytelling competition and won the grand prize in Carnegie Mellon University’s Martin Luther King Writing Awards. He lives in Pittsburgh.
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100+ Grammar Rules for Writers
Here are more than 100 grammar rules for writers to assist them with better writing skills. Each rule includes a quick breakdown and links to a post that goes into more detail with examples. This list will be updated with new rules as we add them to the site.
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Jun 12, 2020
If you re anything like me, you have a love-hate relationship with grammar. On one hand, grammar rules are necessary for greater understanding and more effective communication. On the other hand, there are just so many rules (and so many exceptions to the rules). It can be overwhelming.