Isibonelo sama-Bios esifushane emiBhalweni yezincwadi

Wonke umlobi udinga ukuba ne-bio esifushane sombulali otshela (ngendlela eyanele nejabulisayo) ukuthi bangobani nokuthi kungani kufanelekile ukushicilelwa. Uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi yini ongayibhalela i-bio yakho emfushane (okumele ifakwe kuyo yonke incwadi yekhava) kumagazini wezincwadi , bese ubeka i-cap yakho yokucabanga. Ngisho noma ungenayo umsebenzi oshicilelwe njengamanje, usenayo indaba ongayitshela. Lawa masampuli avela kubhala abashicilelwe (nabangashicilelwa) bazosiza ukuthi uqale. Ungase futhi uzuze ngokufunda kabanzi ngokuthi kungani abahleli becela i- bio emfushane nokuthi yini abalindele ukukubona.

  • 01 Akukho Okushicilelwe

  • "Isiqu esikoleni saseLoyola University, manje ngifundisa isiNgisi esikoleni esiphakeme esikoleni saseNew Orleans."
  • "Ngingowokuzalwa kuka-Ann Arbor, eMichigan, futhi manje ngithola i-MFA e-Fiction e-NYU." Ngangumdlali odokotela wangaphambili, ngisebenza kwiqoqo lezindaba ezimfushane neveli. "
  • Ngichitha iminyaka engama-35 njengeBhodi lase-New York City ye-Ed nguthisha wokufundisa ukufunda abafundi bezinga eliphakeme eSouth Bronx. Ngesikhathi ngiphatha umhlalaphansi ngineminyaka engama-65 ngaqala ukuthatha amakilasi okubhala eyimibhalo emnyangweni oqhubekayo wezemfundo eNyuvesi eNew York ehlonishwayo eNew York. Ngithumele izinhlamvu eziningana kumagazini we- New Yorker noHarper's kanti ngingazange ngishicilelwe okwamanje ngithathe imisebenzi eminingi yokubhala yama-freelance.
  • "Ngisanda kuqeqesha iVillanova ngezinga le-honors ngesiNgisi. NgaseVillanova, ngangingumhleli wezingoma zomagazini we-campus literary."
  • "Ngingumlobi ozimele ohlala endaweni yaseChicago."
  • Futhi okuhle kakhulu kusuka kumanothi ka Journal of's Contributors 'Notes:

  • 02 Ukushicilelwa okulodwa

    • "Ngakhulela eBoston futhi manje ngihlala eKansas. Umsebenzi wami ubonakale kuGlimmer Train."
    • "Umdabu waseColorado, umsebenzi wami uvele kuCimarron Review ."
    • Ngichitha iminyaka eyisithupha ngiphenyisisa futhi ngibhala iMemoirs of Geisha . Le noveli yayiyi-hit esheshayo futhi yachitha iminyaka emibili ohlwini lwe-New York Times oludayiswa kakhulu. Kwaphela ukuthengisa amakhophi angu-4 million emhlabeni jikelele.
    • Ngakhulela emkhayeni wamaQuaker ozinikele futhi angingena esikoleni kuze kube yilapho ngineminyaka eyi-12. Ngalimala kabi ngisemncane futhi ngakhula ngokuhamba okulinganiselwe ngithembele emotweni egibele amahhashi ukuze ngithuthe. Lokhu kwaholela othandweni lwamahhashi futhi ngibhala incwadi yabantwana enesihloko esithi Black Beauty .
  • 03 Izincwadi eziningi

    • "Amaqiniso ami nezinkondlo zivele noma zifika ku- One Story , Shenandoah , namaPlowshares . Ngisebenza njengomhlengikazi futhi ngihlala eSt. Paul nendodakazi yami esemusha."
    • "Ngingumqeqeshi wezokukhangisa neyekolishi esiseBoston. Umsebenzi wami ubonakale e- Field, Colorado Review, ne- Zoetrope . Ngo-2002, ngathola indawo yokuhlala eSoapstone futhi ngisebenza njengamanje encwadini yezindaba ezixhunyiwe."
    • "Ngingumlobi wezombusazwe oye waxoxisana nababulali emgqeni wokufa, waqhutshwa i-LA neLAPD futhi wahamba neRoyal Canadian Mounted Poice. Umsebenzi wami udunyiswe nguJames Paterson, uDean Koontz, noHeather Graham, ukuba babambe ezimbalwa. Ngithengise indaba yami yokuqala lapho ngineminyaka eyi-15 futhi izincwadi zami zihlanganisa i- A Perfect Grave negazi Labanye
    • "UBob Hicok uzizwa ukuthi kunezinambuzane eziningi kakhulu eVirginia." (Enye evela kuThe Journal .)