{"id":12176,"date":"2012-08-07T08:53:30","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T08:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/blog\/?p=12176"},"modified":"2012-08-07T08:53:30","modified_gmt":"2012-08-07T08:53:30","slug":"how-to-write-a-bio-thats-fun-and-intriguing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/marketing\/content-creation\/how-to-write-a-bio-thats-fun-and-intriguing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to write a bio that&#8217;s fun and intriguing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/publicityhound\/50-tips-for-free-publicity\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12190 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 6px 26px\" title=\"Free Publicity Tip #9 -- Weave fun facts into your bio\" src=\"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/08\/Slide9-228x304-1.jpg\" alt=\"Free Publicity Tip #9 -- Weave fun facts into your bio\" width=\"228\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/08\/Slide9-228x304-1.jpg 228w, https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/08\/Slide9-228x304-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the latest tip in a series of<a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/publicityhound\/50-tips-for-free-publicity\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0&#8220;50 Tips for Free Publicity&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0which I&#8217;m pinning on Pinterest. Follow me there, and if you like my tips, comment and repin. Just click the button with the red &#8220;Pin It&#8221; above.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">* \u00a0 \u00a0 * \u00a0 \u00a0 *\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Some of the most interesting people I know write the most boring bios.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a freelance writer or publicist who writes bios for your clients, the best way to find out personal information is to ask your client open-ended questions. If you write your own bio, simply ask yourself the same questions.<\/p>\n<p>Then weave the best answers into the copy. <strong>They will lead to a much more interesting bio, and they just might make the reader smile.<\/strong> Start with these questions:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who is your hero? And why?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What one event in your childhood had the greatest effect on your life?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you weren\u2019t doing what you do today, what other job would you have?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who is your best friend and what do you like best about him or her?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What \u201clesson from mom\u201d do you still live by today?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What\u2019s the one thing you want to accomplish before you die?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0If you could spend a week anywhere in the world, where would it be?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What\u2019s the most unusual thing in your desk drawer? (Although you might not include this in the bio, it could lead to even more interesting questions and responses.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you have a pet? If so, tell me about it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What\u2019s the worst mistake you ever made in life that taught you a valuable lesson?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What\u2019s the most unusual place you have visited?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What\u2019s the craziest thing you have done?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>You can probably come up with dozens of questions like these to add to the list. I&#8217;d love to see them in the Comments section, as well as your other tips on how you&#8217;ve written an interesting bio. Please share the link, too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicityhound.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12186\" style=\"float: left;margin-left: 15px;margin-right: 15px\" title=\"Cover46--Boring bio 200p\" src=\"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/08\/Cover46-Boring-bio-200p.jpg\" alt=\"Special Report Cover for How to Rewrite Your Boring Bio\" width=\"200\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;ve been collecting some of my very favorite bios, written in a wide variety of different styles and formats, and I feature them in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicityhound.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> &#8220;Special Report #46: Tips for Rewriting Your Boring Bio.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you see how clever these writers are, and read my other tips on how to gather information about yourself, you&#8217;ll be inspired to take a crack at rewriting your own bio. The report was updated this year, along with my other special reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you rewrite your bio, come back here and share the link in the Comments section.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the latest tip in a series of\u00a0&#8220;50 Tips for Free Publicity&#8221;\u00a0which I&#8217;m pinning on Pinterest. Follow me there, and if you like my tips, comment and repin. Just click the button with the red &#8220;Pin It&#8221; above. * \u00a0 \u00a0 * \u00a0 \u00a0 *\u00a0 \u00a0Some of the most interesting people I know write\u2026&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/marketing\/content-creation\/how-to-write-a-bio-thats-fun-and-intriguing\/\" class=\"rmlink\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","iawp_total_views":5,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[603],"tags":[610,604],"class_list":{"0":"post-12176","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-content-creation","7":"tag-publicist","8":"tag-writing-articles","9":"entry"},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Joan Stewart","author_link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/author\/jstewart\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12176\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}