How to Write About Other People in an Autobiography

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Tip 1 - How to Write an Autobiography and Prevent Yourself From Getting Sued | eHow

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Paul Lautenschutz | permalink

Writer Anne Lamott said, "If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better." She has a point -- but legally, it's complicated. If what you are telling is your own true story, chances are good that a court would uphold your right to tell it. That said, avoiding court in the first place is better yet....

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Tip 2 - How to Write an Autobiography

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Alicia Mc Iver | permalink

What's your story? Anyone who has lived a full life has something fascinating to share with the world. The trick to writing an autobiography is to treat it like any good story: it should have a protagonist (you), a central conflict, and a...
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Tip 3 - How to Write a Biography

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Tom Tadrowski | permalink

Wondering how to write a biography? You have to make sure you present the person's history accurately and that you write interesting and engaging information.
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Tip 4 - 4 Reasons Why You Should Write an Autobiography or Personal Memoir

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Robbie Derrick | permalink

During the last five years of my father's life, he began a series of letters and memos to my younger brother and me about his life. Dad was not a famous man, nor a particularly accomplished man - a...

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