For
those who turn their professions into eBook publishing projects, the
concept of the author biography section is a subject of no small amount
of confusion. The hardest thing that you will ever do is to write a
short biography about yourself that includes enough information to
express your professional status, without giving identity thieves a way
to track down your social security number.
Ask
anyone who's successfully defended their dissertation whether they'd
like to defend it again, or write an author biography section, and most
would choose the dissertation committee in a heartbeat. It's no wonder.
After all, how are you supposed to write something about yourself that
says what it needs to say, without making yourself sound like a pompous
idiot? Here are 3 tips to help you construct the perfect author
biography section.
1)
What Not To Put - When you decide to write a eBook, your readers are
going to want to know something about you. What authors don't understand
is that this is not your life's story. No one cares what elementary
school you went to, or how old you were when you got in your first
fistfight. Avoid these personal details, unless they are relevant to
your project.
2)
Your Personal Information - Begin your author bio with your name, and
then move on, without delay, to any information you can think of that
will help explain your credentials. You want to tell your readers that
you are a professional in the topic you've chosen to write a eBook on,
and the only way you're going to manage that is to produce information
relevant to your professional standing in your author biography.
Included
in your personal information should your education, as it pertains to
your professional standing. You want to include any degrees,
certificates, or special awards that you received during your
educational pursuits in this section. Follow this up with work
experience that you have obtained. Internships are less important in
this section, while primary attention should be paid to a reverse
chronological listing of relevant work experience. Skip over the ten
months you spent flipping burgers, it's not important. Conclude this
section with any leadership roles that you have held within your
industry, and mention all awards that you've received within the
industry as well.
3)
Additional Information - This final part of your author biography
should be used as a showcase for additional relevant information. In
eBook publishing, authors commonly wander off topic here, permitting
unnecessary facts to pollute their pool of useful information.
In
this section, you should include any awards that you have won for your
past eBooks or writing achievements, along with any writing training
that you have undergone. This information will further your reputation
as an author. If you believe it to be important, you may also include a
short statement near the end regarding the reason that prompted you to
write a eBook about this topic in the first place.
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