Biographical Writing 100 Hours Certificate Course
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Biographical Writing online BWR205: A biography is neither a diary nor a journal. It's more than a collection of ‘she did this’ and ‘he did that’. Although biographies are writing about life, it's more useful to think of them as a collection of writings about life events. i.e. What are the key events in your subject's life? How do these tie around a central theme or purpose?
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Determine when, why, where and how biographies are written
Determine sources of information and then acquire appropriate information for a biography
To decide on the type of biography and context in which it should be developed, based upon researched information
Write different types of short biographies to meet different purposes
Analyse a life to determine the structure, style and content of a comprehensive biography that could become a small book, large book, or screenplay
Plan a type of biography
Determine how a biographical manuscript may be dealt with after writing is completed by the author; to produce and market a finished product
Apply knowledge and skills developed throughout this course, to research and produce a biographical short story
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There are 8 lessons in this course:
1 Scope and Nature of Biographical Writing
- The difference between a biography and autobiography
- Unauthorised biographies
- Using ghost writers in biographies
- Choosing your subject
- Biography vs. Memoir
2 Researching a Biography
- Types of Evidence
- Using Evidence
- Fair Use
- Where to find evidence
- Conducting an Interview
- How to deal with conflicting sources and information
- Citations and Referencing
3 Developing Context
- Determining Your Theme
- Developing the theme
- Themes and Structure
- Using Context
4 Short Biographies
- Principles of the Short Biography
- Distilling Information
- Preparing to write from life experience
5 Comprehensive Biographies
- What makes a comprehensive biography comprehensive?
- Writing a Great Biography
- Voice in Writing
6 Planning a Biography
- The Short Outline
- The Detail-Heavy Outline
- Outlining the biography
- Defining a theme, writing to a central theme
- Word Budget
- Organising Chapter Content
7 Editing and Marketing a Biography
- Editing
- Writing a Sales Package
- The Publishing Process
- Publishing Processes for Ebooks
- Self-Publishing Your Work
- Distributing and Selling your Work
- Grants for Writing
8 Project – Writing a Biographical Story
- In this final lesson, you will bring together everything that you have been learning to undertake research and construct a first draft of a biographical piece of between 2,000 and 4,000 words.
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Biographical Writing 100 Hours Certificate Course