17th October 2019

How to Write the Perfect Author Biography

Ten tips to write a biography for all your social media.

Sam H Arnold
The Write Hustle
Published in
3 min readOct 17, 2019

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Author biographies are an essential part of your writing journey. It is essential when writing, that you have a biography. Whether this is for your website or social media a consistent biography is essential.

You will need a longer bio for your website and a shorter for other social media. These biographies shouldn’t be static, they will need updating on occasions.

A good author biography is your way to introduce yourself to your readers. It is the first area where you can make a positive impression.

10 tips to write your author biography.

1. Write in 3rd person

Although this is difficult to do, an author bio should be written in the third person. This might feel unnatural at first, but it will soon flow. When you have written your first draft then reread it, to check how many times you have used, he or she. It may be that you need to replace some of these with your name.

2. It isn’t about you it is about the reader.

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Sam H Arnold
The Write Hustle

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