Write your memoir or someone else’s – Life (Memoir) Writing Course!

Do you have a story to tell but don’t know where to begin? Our Life Writing Course will get you started. This is a practical memoir writing course that will lead you to preparing your biographical writing draft.

Don’t put off writing, get into it. This online life writing course will teach you exactly that and more! This course will teach you all the fundamentals you need to start writing different types of biography, such as where to get the suitable information you need, how you could develop a context, the way to plan and write various types of biographies, and how you could revise, publish and market what you have written.  There are many online memoir writing courses around, but only this one will give you the practical support to succeed.

What is a biography?

A biography is the story of someone’s life and can either extend for their whole life or just a specific period. This course will give you the skills you need to write memoirs and will answer your questions such as how to research for writing a biography, how do I plan a biography, how do I set the context and much more.

Course Aims

  • 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.

What does this course cover?

There are 8 Lessons in this course:

Scope and Nature of Biographical Writing
  • The difference between a biography and autobiography
  • Unauthorized biographies
  • Using ghost writers in biographies
  • Choosing your subject
  • Biography vs. Memoir
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
Developing Context
  • Determining Your Theme
  • Developing the theme
  • Themes and Structure
  • Using Context
Short Biographies
  • Principles of the Short Biography
  • Distilling Information
  • Preparing to write from life experience
Comprehensive Biographies
  • What makes a comprehensive biography comprehensive?
  • Writing a Great Biography
  • Voice in Writing
Planning a Biography
  • The Short Outline
  • The Detail-Heavy Outline
  • Outlining the biography
  • Defining a theme, writing to a central theme
  • Word Budget
  • Organizing Chapter Content
Editing and Marketing a Biography
  • Editing
  • Writing a Sales Package
  • The Publishing Process
  • Publishing Processes for E-books
  • Self-Publishing Your Work
  • Distributing and Selling your Work
  • Grants for Writing
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.

If you love writing match this course with the Freelance Writing Course or our Writing Fiction Course and receive a discount!

Enrol Now

  • Experienced Tutor support
  • Certificate sent to you
  • Online study (Printed notes available)
  • Self paced - no set timetable
  • 12 months to complete course

From: $25.00 / week for 26 weeks

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    • Self paced - no set timetable
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      Write your memoir or someone else’s – Life (Memoir) Writing Course!

      Do you have a story to tell but don’t know where to begin? Our Life Writing Course will get you started. This is a practical memoir writing course that will lead you to preparing your biographical writing draft.

      Don’t put off writing, get into it. This online life writing course will teach you exactly that and more! This course will teach you all the fundamentals you need to start writing different types of biography, such as where to get the suitable information you need, how you could develop a context, the way to plan and write various types of biographies, and how you could revise, publish and market what you have written.  There are many online memoir writing courses around, but only this one will give you the practical support to succeed.

      What is a biography?

      A biography is the story of someone’s life and can either extend for their whole life or just a specific period. This course will give you the skills you need to write memoirs and will answer your questions such as how to research for writing a biography, how do I plan a biography, how do I set the context and much more.

      Course Aims

      • 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.

      What does this course cover?

      There are 8 Lessons in this course:

      Scope and Nature of Biographical Writing
      • The difference between a biography and autobiography
      • Unauthorized biographies
      • Using ghost writers in biographies
      • Choosing your subject
      • Biography vs. Memoir
      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
      Developing Context
      • Determining Your Theme
      • Developing the theme
      • Themes and Structure
      • Using Context
      Short Biographies
      • Principles of the Short Biography
      • Distilling Information
      • Preparing to write from life experience
      Comprehensive Biographies
      • What makes a comprehensive biography comprehensive?
      • Writing a Great Biography
      • Voice in Writing
      Planning a Biography
      • The Short Outline
      • The Detail-Heavy Outline
      • Outlining the biography
      • Defining a theme, writing to a central theme
      • Word Budget
      • Organizing Chapter Content
      Editing and Marketing a Biography
      • Editing
      • Writing a Sales Package
      • The Publishing Process
      • Publishing Processes for E-books
      • Self-Publishing Your Work
      • Distributing and Selling your Work
      • Grants for Writing
      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.

      If you love writing match this course with the Freelance Writing Course or our Writing Fiction Course and receive a discount!

      Enrol Now

      • Experienced Tutor support
      • Certificate sent to you
      • Online study (Printed notes available)
      • Self paced - no set timetable
      • 12 months to complete course

      From: $25.00 / week for 26 weeks

      Clear

       

      Get a Free Info Pack!

        CourseStream Accreditation.
        Accredited courses.