How to write a biography

Biography is the whole story of a person, but there are also other variants simpler to write on someone's life. Know all of them and some tips to initiate us into the task.

Tips for biographies, biographical notes and sketches

At any time at all we can present a situation where we need to write about our own life , that of a famous person, a family member or co-worker. This can be resolved with a single biographical note, with a biography or biographical sketch.

What is the biographical note?

The biographical note is the easiest and quick to make , but a bit cold. Is reduced to writing in a scheme and chronologically relevant data of a subject: Full name, date and place of birth, work performed, studies , death. For resemble a resume, does not require a lot of technique, but also invites anyone to know about the character in question. Say it perfect for information purposes.

What is a biography?

Biography is a complete study of the individual . If the biographical notes are fattened with details like we were journalists and sculptors of a bust, the biography should resemble the pattern and faithfully attached to the truth. 
biography To look good, need to do a thorough documentation and go inside the brain character, to describe his character, temperament, likes and abilities. 
we add anecdotes, but they must be truthful and fallacies to avoid potential problems.

What is the biographical sketch?

The biographical sketch is not based on the history of the person, but a part of it in particular , which should be attractive for some reason. For example: Peter is a man, a father, a mathematician and golfer. We can get into the mathematical study on Peter and his life using the techniques described in the traditional biography.

How to write a biography

A biography consists of introduction, body and conclusion. begins gathering all the material about character and decide the order of your data. Because the biography is to be read like a novel, you should not start in chronological order, to surprise the reader and leave wanting to know more. However, we must not lose the sincerity and objectivity: if we say that Mario was a good worker, demos acts for which he meets with that feature.

To practice, you should start with the biography of a friend that we know of life, then do a portrait of our mother. So, we'll becoming polished in the task of writing biographies, biographical sketches and notes.