tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post715387132435347429..comments2024-03-28T22:41:33.502-04:00Comments on Noblemania: Your life, my book: the morality of writing biographies, part 2 of 2Marc Tyler Noblemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-17541734758478713732009-08-08T10:31:08.886-04:002009-08-08T10:31:08.886-04:00Great point that neither I nor the article touched...Great point that neither I nor the article touched upon.Marc Tyler Noblemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-28950260828771559932009-08-08T05:34:42.533-04:002009-08-08T05:34:42.533-04:00I think there are many kinds of biographies. Those...I think there are many kinds of biographies. Those that give a glimpse into life during a time period of the past. Those that give insight into HOW someone of reknown or achievement came to make their success. those that cheaply dish and feed our desire for details on the famous regardless of the importance of those details. The facts of a life are the ingredients in the recipe which is a person's life, the biographer is the chef though and what one person can do with potatoes has NOTHING to do with another. biography writing is not moral or immoral in and of itself. The PURPOSE of the book matters as does the intended audience. A biography targetting young adults on the life of MLK is on a much higher level than a biography of Paris Hilton. Pick the right lives, highlight the important take-aways, write insightfully and you'll sleep well...my 14 cents.Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676438195898622249noreply@blogger.com