Autobiography gives as Biography

 Biography came from the Late Greek “BIOGRAPHIA” (Bio + Graphia-) that means the story of a real
person's life written by someone other than that person.
 It is usually written history of a person's life - biographical writings as a whole
 A biography is simply an account or detailed description about the life of a person. It entails basic
facts, such as childhood, education, career, relationships, family, and death.
 Biography is a literary genre that portrays the experiences of all these events occurring in the life of
a person, mostly in a chronological order. Unlike a resume or profile, a biography provides a life story of
a subject, highlighting different aspects of his or her life.
 A person, who writes biographies, is called as a “biographer.”
 The purpose of biography is to inform and inspire the readers of an exceptional person’s life. Their
achievements, experiences, and ambitions. It is about someone is else not YOU.

Types of Biography

• Very short biographies tell the basic facts of someone's life and importance.
• Longer biographies include that basic information of course, with a lot more detail, but they also tell a
good story.

Many biographies are written in chronological order. Some group time periods around a major theme
(such as "early adversity" or "ambition and achievement”). Still others focus on specific topics or
accomplishments.

Biographers use primary and secondary sources:

Primary sources are things like letters, diaries, or newspaper accounts.
Secondary sources include other biographies, reference books, or histories that provide information
about the subject of the biography.

How to Write a Biography

To write a biography, you should:

1. Select a person you are interested in.

2. Find out the basic facts of the person's life. Start with the encyclopedia, almanac or the internet.
3. Think about what else you would like to know about the person, and what parts of the life you want
to write most about.

Some questions you might want to think about include:

 What makes this person special or interesting?

 What kind of effect did he or she contributed on the world? Other people?
 What are the adjectives you would most use to describe the person?
 What examples from their life illustrate those qualities?
 What events shaped or changed this person's life?
 Did he or she overcome obstacles? Take risks? Get lucky?
 Would the world be better or worse if this person hadn't lived? How and why?
4. Do additional research at your library or on the Internet to find information that helps you answer
these questions and tell an interesting story.
5. Write biography. Things to remember: Person’s early life, childhood, Adulthood, town or City,
remarkable things, and currently doing.
6. Edit your Biography.
7. Publish your most awesome work.

Autobiography is a person’s life in a specific moment in time that is told by the person himself or
herself. Thus, it always told in the first-person point of view since it is a story reshaped by reminiscing
memories
1. Pronounced as AW-TUH-BAY-OG-RAH-FEE, it came from the Greek “AUTOS”-Self and “BIOS”-Life that
literally means a self-written account of one’s life.
2.A history of a person’s life written or told by YOU.

These are the shorter types of autobiography:

 Journals are daily written personal accounts, observations, experiences but not emotional. Journals
can include random thoughts, lists, ideas, pictures, doodles, memories, song lyrics, and anything else
that comes to mind.

 Diaries are emoti onal accounts and personal experiences of the writer and a book used to
explore ideas that take shape. A diary is something that is more likely to be used every day to record
specific things that happened on a specific day.

How to Write an Autobiography

Every person has an interesting story to tell and writing your autobiography is a great way to share it
with people.

1.Reflect on The Following Questions

 What is your motivation for writing your autobiography? Ask yourself these questions:
 Am I interested in passing on my family history to future generations?
 Am I recording my personal history? Is it my work history?
 Is it my community work? Is it my personal values and philosophies?
 Is it when I underwent a personal transformation?

2.Lists and Be Ready

 Start with a simple list and then expand upon it so that you build up short word pictures.
 Places
 People
 Events
 and Experiences

3.Autobiography Structure
 Time to put your outline into a structure.
 Organize Your Lists into a Structure
 Themes
 Focus
4.Editing Your Autobiography

 How long should it be?” (What are the key points of your story, what are the most relevant things in
your life – family, career, travel, or all of these with equal emphasis?
What will your readers find most interesting?)

5.Publishing your Autobiography

 You can DO self-publish – Often the most practical option.

 You can look for a professional publisher – a definite if you feel you have a block buster.
 You can record an audio book – great for letting friends and family hear you tell your story. Or you can
work with an oral history company such as Lifetime Memories and Stories who can work with you to
record and print your own custom audio CD and autobiography.

How to Start your Autobiography?

1.Childhood
2. Who am I?
3. Goals
4. Ups and Downs
5.Conclusion

NOTE: Autobiography holds also the important personal information of the author