So far, my bio reads something like this:
Richard lives in a small coastal village in southeast Scotland. His writing is influenced by Tom Clancy, Robert Kirkman, Ray Bradbury and Ian Fleming. Richard’s writing is characterized by uncompromisingly bold descriptions, edgy dialogue, and gritty action.
Richard started writing when he was ten years old. He served as a technical author for a major electronics corporation, publishing millions of user manuals for popular consumer products. At the moment Richard is employed as an I.T. specialist and consultant, serving small businesses in his local community.
It's kind of boring, so I thought I'd embellish it a little with some of the events from my life. But it is really difficult to decide what to keep and what to leave out. I decided to write all the exciting things that had happened to me down. Not many, but a few. One I liked was the time I accidentally pulled out in front of Sir Paul McCartney whilst driving home from the Sick Kids hospital with my son. I was considering including it as below:
Richard has befriended many celebrities, including the late Ronnie Corbett, who was particularly interested in his offbeat style of comedy, and the legendary Paul McCartney, who assisted Richard in a high speed errand of mercy during a dash to Edinburgh's Sick Children's hospital.
I should add that I also met the late Sir Ronnie Corbett whilst visiting a local chemist. He was NOT as pleased to see me as I described.
Seriously, any thoughts on bios? My career has been wide and varied. Nuclear welder, Glaswegian barman, technical author, software developer (created first ever Talking Dictionary for the blind). Forklift Driver (highest recorded test result in Scotland). So I have lots of mini claims to fame, but unsure what to include and what to leave out.
Richard lives in a small coastal village in southeast Scotland. His writing is influenced by Tom Clancy, Robert Kirkman, Ray Bradbury and Ian Fleming. Richard’s writing is characterized by uncompromisingly bold descriptions, edgy dialogue, and gritty action.
Richard started writing when he was ten years old. He served as a technical author for a major electronics corporation, publishing millions of user manuals for popular consumer products. At the moment Richard is employed as an I.T. specialist and consultant, serving small businesses in his local community.
It's kind of boring, so I thought I'd embellish it a little with some of the events from my life. But it is really difficult to decide what to keep and what to leave out. I decided to write all the exciting things that had happened to me down. Not many, but a few. One I liked was the time I accidentally pulled out in front of Sir Paul McCartney whilst driving home from the Sick Kids hospital with my son. I was considering including it as below:
Richard has befriended many celebrities, including the late Ronnie Corbett, who was particularly interested in his offbeat style of comedy, and the legendary Paul McCartney, who assisted Richard in a high speed errand of mercy during a dash to Edinburgh's Sick Children's hospital.
I should add that I also met the late Sir Ronnie Corbett whilst visiting a local chemist. He was NOT as pleased to see me as I described.
Seriously, any thoughts on bios? My career has been wide and varied. Nuclear welder, Glaswegian barman, technical author, software developer (created first ever Talking Dictionary for the blind). Forklift Driver (highest recorded test result in Scotland). So I have lots of mini claims to fame, but unsure what to include and what to leave out.