Master Wings Publishing’s Tips on How to Write and Publish a Biography
A good biography is a wildly different animal than a good fictional tale, but it’s also more than page after page of facts. If you’re in the process of writing a biography about a notable person, we can give you the standard advice: maintain a strong timeline as a backbone reference, track your sources throughout, and perform meticulous research on significant events as well as the buildup to these events. But we can also give you the insider tips that elevate biography authors to the next level, potentially securing publishing deals and critical acclaim. Here are essential how to successfully write and publish a biography.
Interview with Harold Coyle, Author of The Other Side of the Wire
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Harold Coyle broke into the literary scene with his techno-thriller novel Team Yankee in 1987, which quickly became a New York Times bestseller. “Coyle’s unusual skill as a novelist brings to life the realities of combat as very few writers are able to do. I found it absorbing, exciting, and...
Defendable, Accessible, Legible: The Value of Transcription with its Image Pairing in Nonfiction
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What’s harder to read than a doctor’s shorthand? An 18th century doctor’s shorthand. When putting together a manuscript that prides itself on its selections of primary source reference material, the value of typing up handwritten items is clear.