tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post6305384918523048202..comments2023-09-17T06:13:58.403-04:00Comments on Unshakeable Hope: Writing Author BiosHeidi Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-24075967783253327082009-09-01T22:26:16.437-04:002009-09-01T22:26:16.437-04:00Thanks Marsh! :)
Jessie - Matching the mood of th...Thanks Marsh! :)<br /><br />Jessie - Matching the mood of the book was the thing I had trouble with, but when it clicked, it suddenly all clicked. It's not the kind of bio I'll use on any other book, though! It's definitely this one specific!<br /><br />Christy - you're so right! It's hard to promote myself, but selling myself is part of the job and I'm going to have to at least get a teensy bit more comfortable with it!<br /><br />patti - I think I got it ironed out. I haven't decided if I'll post it, or just let my editor tear it to shreds first! :)<br /><br />Kathryn - gift for humor? me? flattery will get you anywhere! (well, maybe a signed book anyway!)Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-74752652628061340832009-09-01T21:10:55.843-04:002009-09-01T21:10:55.843-04:00Isn't writing a bio just awful? But marketing ...Isn't writing a bio just awful? But marketing ourselves is such a big part of what we have to do these days. <br /><br />I think I've re-written my bio at least 100 times. I have a long version, a "two-sentence" version, a short paragraph version, a "under 250 words" version, and a dozen other variations depending on the type of book I'm working on. <br /><br />Ugh! I have to say I found it distasteful at the beginning, but now I'm used to it. Every time I put up a new website, I have to include it, so I'm just getting used to seeing my whole life history out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-60321023824573132212009-09-01T20:50:39.572-04:002009-09-01T20:50:39.572-04:00Well, maybe you agonized over that bio but it turn...Well, maybe you agonized over that bio but it turned out great!marsh to the forehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11077038843846480659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-89717920520287492732009-09-01T20:04:48.360-04:002009-09-01T20:04:48.360-04:00I love it, all your examples are great. :) I guess...I love it, all your examples are great. :) I guess the mood of the bio has to be congruent with the mood of the book. Yeah, that would be kind of tough.Jessie Oliveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232456334069794107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-15996287243356915362009-09-01T15:35:01.626-04:002009-09-01T15:35:01.626-04:00I agree with Brit. You could put them up and have ...I agree with Brit. You could put them up and have a vote. <br /><br />Writing is hard enough as it is let alone having to write about yourself.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-35263122161198189572009-09-01T13:28:25.403-04:002009-09-01T13:28:25.403-04:00I totally relate to your "fun stuff" com...I totally relate to your "fun stuff" comment!<br /><br />You've got a gift for humor–love the Texas bio–so why not go with that?<br />If the publishers don't like it, you can always revert to something staid.kathrynjankowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708011523767228663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-24668669298887028122009-09-01T13:06:10.525-04:002009-09-01T13:06:10.525-04:00Kim - too funny! I guess I'm kind of glad I ge...Kim - too funny! I guess I'm kind of glad I get to do my own... kind of.<br /><br />Brit - it might be embarrassing to put them all up! I just finished what I think is the final one, so I can email that to you if you want. It's somewhere between John Grisham and YA authors. :)<br /><br />K.M. - do you do a different one with each book? Something I read said your first or second sentence should connect you with the subject of your book... but what if every book is different? Grisham's bio started long, got longer in the middle books, then went down to almost nothing. <br /><br />Paul - just make sure you mention Penn State! :)Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-338854730457647932009-09-01T12:50:53.627-04:002009-09-01T12:50:53.627-04:00If I ever got published I think I'd find someb...If I ever got published I think I'd find somebody else to write my bio. I hate talking about myself.<br /><br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-20486443591452897952009-09-01T12:11:03.797-04:002009-09-01T12:11:03.797-04:00Thanks for the laugh! I've gone through a bit ...Thanks for the laugh! I've gone through a bit of the same conundrum with my own author bio - I ended up with a mostly John-Grishamesque approach. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832782604769370695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-34602830704835610152009-09-01T11:50:05.645-04:002009-09-01T11:50:05.645-04:00I love John Grisham's bios.
I'm sure you...I love John Grisham's bios. <br /><br />I'm sure your bio will be great. I think you should write all your little samples here together - that would be quite fun.<br /><br />This is so exciting.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161250727510052519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-79598275803170325252009-09-01T11:12:23.945-04:002009-09-01T11:12:23.945-04:00I was never asked for mine, it *magically* appeare...I was never asked for mine, it *magically* appeared on the book jacket. It's eerily similar to John Grisham's. Except for the part about living in Mississippi.Kimberly Dertinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.com