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Whether interested in biographies, autobiographies or memoirs we will have an article to interest and engage you.
Read articles to inspire, organise and mentor any writer as they begin work on an autobiography, biography or memoir. Get practical advice on using copyrighted material.
Read the diverse opinions held on the new age of the memoir and contribute your own opinions in our discussions.
Discover new ways to research an autobiography or prepare to write a memoir. Try interesting tricks to write an entertaining biography or write the ending to a memoir.
Read reviews of memoirs by authors such as Stephen King and writing aids by authors such as Natalie Goldberg.
Most importantly read, get inspired to write and let us be your muse.
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Into The Mind of a Literary Agent
Is the age of the memoir coming to an end? What memoirs inspire a literary agent? Suite 101 had a chat with established literary agent Eve White to find out. more...
Writers who are researching a biography or writing a family memoir will need to dip into the world of genealogy. Suite 101 discusses this with a professional genealogist. more...
Genealogy and the World Wide Web
Professional genealogist Charles Hughes gave Suite 101 an interview to discuss the place of the internet in genealogy research. more...
Interview With a Literary Agent
For most biographers, autobiographers or memoir writers, the dream is to be published. The first step is to submit your work to a literary agent. more...
Interview With Biographer Andrew Lownie
The research and writing of biographies is a long and highly skilled task. Who better to advise on how best to tackle a biography than an accomplished biographer! more...
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If you ever wondered what went on in the head of famous biographers then look no further. Here are a few quotes from the masters of their art.
“To the biographer all lives bar none are dramatic constructions. “
“The lovers of romance can go elsewhere for satisfaction but where can the lovers of truth turn if not to history? “
Ruth Fulton Benedict
“No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking. “
Fawn M. Brodie
"Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity,
and my flesh begins crawling with suspense."
“A man's memory is bound to be a distortion of his past in accordance with his present interests, and the most faithful autobiography is likely to mirror less what a man was than what he has become.”
Leon Edel
“The secret of biography resides in finding the link between talent and achievement. A biography seems irrelevant if it doesn’t discover the overlap between what the individual did and the life that made this possible. Without discovering that, you have shapeless happenings and gossip.”
Philip Guedalla
“Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium. “
“History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other. “
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