Biographies - New Question
Assuming this goes here...
Just have a hypothetical question. I got into a conversation with someone about this and started wondering more.
If someone wanted to write an unofficial biography (you know, like those little, not very thick books that fans buy for as much the pictures as the info...I think I have the Jessica Alba one,) on an actor, they still write a book proposal right?
What makes an official biography different from the unofficial? My friend said the official got the answers directly from the person, the unofficial got their answers/info directly from the fan website.
So what if I wanted to write an official biography? Do I write a book proposal? Do I need to guarantee I have interviews with the person? How do I get said interviews? Do managers really give you the time of day when you call them up and say that you would like interviews with their clients for a book you're writing, but isn't guaranteed publication?
I have interviewed six major celebrities for newspaper articles, but never even thought about the book idea. Depending on your answers, maybe this will be something I think about, so any advice is very, very much appreciated.
Also, not something I'm thinking about, but have been curious about since spotting a Desperate Housewives official guide in Barnes and Noble, are people commissioned for TV show guides?
Thanks again in advance...sorry about the long post and possibly naive questions
Assuming this goes here...
Just have a hypothetical question. I got into a conversation with someone about this and started wondering more.
If someone wanted to write an unofficial biography (you know, like those little, not very thick books that fans buy for as much the pictures as the info...I think I have the Jessica Alba one,) on an actor, they still write a book proposal right?
What makes an official biography different from the unofficial? My friend said the official got the answers directly from the person, the unofficial got their answers/info directly from the fan website.
So what if I wanted to write an official biography? Do I write a book proposal? Do I need to guarantee I have interviews with the person? How do I get said interviews? Do managers really give you the time of day when you call them up and say that you would like interviews with their clients for a book you're writing, but isn't guaranteed publication?
I have interviewed six major celebrities for newspaper articles, but never even thought about the book idea. Depending on your answers, maybe this will be something I think about, so any advice is very, very much appreciated.
Also, not something I'm thinking about, but have been curious about since spotting a Desperate Housewives official guide in Barnes and Noble, are people commissioned for TV show guides?
Thanks again in advance...sorry about the long post and possibly naive questions
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