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Format: Quality Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: Oct 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography - General
Retail Price: $19.99
Pages: 224
Homemade Biography is a fun, practical guide to writing the biography of a close relative guaranteed to unearth wonderful hidden chambers of memories, timeless anecdotes, and provide your family with a treasured keepsake. Undoubtedly a way to learn more about your relatives and gain valuable insight into your family, a biography is certain to bring generations closer together. Using his personal experiences interviewing everyone from his grandmother to Paul Rusesabagina for An Ordinary Man, based on Rusesabagina’s experiences during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, Zoellner provides witty and informative advice. Chock full of tips on what materials you will need—everything from a pad and pen to the latest technological gadgets—to the right questions to ask to get the ball rolling to how to get past difficult moments, this all inclusive guide covers everything you will need to know to start your project right and complete one of the most fulfilling projects you will do. In his guide for writers and non-writers alike, Zoellner has provided an indispensable guide to writing a crucial biography—that of your loved one.