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Assignment:

Biography vs. Autobiography

What's the difference between a biography and an autobiography? Biography definition: an account of another person's life other than the writer. A biography can be told by one person's, or more than one person's, points of view, and is usually as close to a complete story of another person's life as possible.

The Memoir Process

Select a theme. Will the story of your life have an overarching theme? Perhaps your theme can summarize a recurring issue in your life. Or your theme may be based upon the biggest lesson you want to pass on to your current family and descendants. Don't worry if you can't think of your theme now. Oftentimes, a theme can rise naturally as you journey through the writing process. So, if you're not sure about what you would choose as a theme now, just keep it in the back of your mind and simply start writing.

Make an outline. While you are free to tell your story in any order you'd like, it may help you to make an outline in advance. Your outline can be a timeline of events if you choose. An outline can help keep you on track during the writing process. And an outline can help you see any gaps in advance of writing. It can help you keep tabs on what you've written about and what you have yet to rite about, as well as help you remember a person or event you may have forgotten.

Write This part is simple. Just free yourself up to rite for some time periods without interruption. Don't forget to add an interesting title to your work.

When you're done writing, organize your story into chapters for easier reading.

Edit. After you've completed your first draft, take a break. Put your manuscript down for a week or two. This will allow you to distance yourself from what you've just written. Then take the time to finetune and edit your story. This is also your time to check and double check facts. Be sure that your memory is accurate when you recall events. When you've got your story written, edited, and refined to the best of your ability, hire a professional copyeditor who will catch any typos, misspellings, word misuse, punctuation problems, and make your writing stronger. Hiring a good copyeditor may be one of the more expensive parts of your process, but it will be money well spent. You wouldn't want to spend so much time writing your life story and have embarrassing errors throughout that take away from your credibility as well as the readers' experience.

Publish your story. Unless you're a celebrity or a well-known contributor to society, most people look toward self-publishing to print and bind their autobiography. There are many options here, from your local printer to online publishing to a self-publishing house that will make multiple copies of a softcover or hardcover book version of your memoir. Be sure to research this part thoroughly, as there are companies that will overcharge you or take advantage of you.

For this Journey, you will rite your own autobiography or a biography of someone who is your favorite person. Please make sure to include all the elements above and have a clear introduction and it must be five paragraphs long.