It is not surprising that biography is one of the most popular literary genres of our day. What is remarkable is that there is no accessible guide for how to write one. Now, following his recent Biography: A Brief History (from Harvard), award-winning biographer and...
Biographer and teacher Nigel Hamilton tackles the art of writing a biography in this succinct primer that elucidate the tools of the biographer's craft. Starting with personal motivation, he charts the making of a modern biography from the inside - from conception to fulfillment...