arauOf course, you won’t always know who your target audience is – if you’re writing a book, for example, you won’t know who will be reading it. In these cases, it’s safe to assume that those who will read the biography are interested in the person, and that’s why they’re reading.In such a situation, a good approach is to focus primarily on what makes this person special, and target your research accordingly. A biography centered on someone who achieved a great scientific discovery may focus on the person’s scientific education, for example, and on his early experiments that led to the great discovery. It may also talk about how the discovery impacted his life for better or for worse. These are the things that someone reading about the subject are probably interested in learning. A biography can contain almost anything about a person – what information you include is up to you. Most biographies, regardless of their length and target audience, will contain basic facts like the time and places in which the person lived. But other, more involved details will depend largely on the situation – and on the writer.As you get into more involved biographies, you’ll find yourself faced with questions about what to include and how to talk about it. Just keep in mind why this person is interesting, and who might be interested enough to read the biography. Then write the biography based on the facts that will be most important to your audience and that tell the most about your subject.
A biography can contain almost anything about a person – what information you include is up to you. Most biographies, regardless of their length and target audience, will contain basic facts like the time and places in which the person lived. But other, more involved details will depend largely on the situation – and on the writer.As you get into more involved biographies, you’ll find yourself faced with questions about what to include and how to talk about it. Just keep in mind why this person is interesting, and who might be interested enough to read the biography. Then write the biography based on the facts that will be most important to your audience and that tell the most about your subject.