The Biographer's Quest
Meyers, Jeffrey
| Autor: | Meyers, Jeffrey |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | Biography / Autobiography |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 07.04.2026 |
| EAN: | 9798897360185 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 256 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Mercer University Press |
Produktinformationen "The Biographer's Quest"
THE BIOGRAPHER'S QUEST, based on fifty years of experience, describes how biographies are written. It reveals the excitement of the hunt and the attempt to probe the mystery of artistic creation. The life must interest readers and secure a publisher. Ideally, it should have a subject whose appeal will sustain you for several years, who is still relevant and influential, has unpublished material available in archives, family and friends to interview, and no recent competing biography. This book explains how life-writers do archival research, find new sources, and experience the thrill of constant discoveries; it also discusses how to conduct interviews by establishing confidence, asking the right questions, and persuading people to reveal what they know. Meyers describes how to create a chronology, interpret often conflicting written and spoken evidence, organize material into a meaningful pattern, and show how the author's life illuminates his work.
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