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How To Write A Great Author Bio?

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Isn’t it important that if a person buys your book or reads the words you have beautifully crafted into sentences should also learn a little about you? Well, unless you are on the top of the charts, most people will skip this part. Hence, let us see why is it important for the readers to read your bio, and how you should write one.

Importance of “About the Author”

It is mostly ignored, but as a matter of fact, the “Author Bio” highly influences the sales, reputation, book marketing, and social media. The Author’s ownership or reputation stands as a major factor, and I would always rely on the Author’s reputation for purchasing a book. The Author bio can be read more than what is in the book and many people do that. The short description is of more worth than what you think as people get a knowledge of how the book is going to be by reading just a few lines. 

And not only books, but this also works for the media. The crisp but informative bio will help the person know that he or she has reached the correct profile.

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How do you write your Author Bio?

Writing about oneself is not an easy task, I agree to it. Most people shy away and sometimes people aren’t confident enough to write about themselves. But that’s a mistake. If you can put together words to write a book, it is as simple as it is to write about yourself.

Mention Your Credentials On the Book SUbject

It is always important to write down your credentials. That is a huge selling point. When people see that the so and so author has a degree, or certification, or an award, or anything else, they just get drawn towards it. The idea behind writing about yourself is to make the reader listen or earn the readers’ attention and respect and if they are clear on it, then that’s a huge thumbs up! 

This works for most genres, however, when you are writing a romance or a thriller, writing an author bio can focus more on other aspects as you don’t want to make up or invent things to muse the reader.

Mention Achievements that add Credibility

When you don’t have direct credentials, adding your achievements (of course, without going overboard) will help you make your bio strong. This way, your audience will have an idea about you and can decide whether they want to invest time and money on your book or not. 

You can put anything that makes you stand out, that will build interest and be like an enigma. It is about showing that things you have done matter, irrespective of the genre of the book.

Even if you have escaped the above, you can always put your passion and interest, and people may relate and love you for that. Adding to it, if it is relevant to your book, it is going to sell great. 

Mention your previous work or links to them

You don’t want to brag, but you want to sell your book, you want the audience to read your beautifully crafted words. You can always go for your previous work mentions. You can link your website and there is no harm in mentioning the awards you may have received for your work, or if your previous book has been a bestseller. But when you do this, make sure you don’t oversell, rather, be appealing and convincing.

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Drop relevant names in an appropriate way

If you have worked with pretty well-known people name dropping wouldn’t be seen as bad. It will reflect your readers as a good sign of your influence and ability. When you are doing this, you are dropping someone’s name for a reason and not out of gratitude. Hence, doing it in the right way matters, otherwise, it may put off readers.

Keep it crisp and interesting

No one wants to read an essay about someone than reading the book. If your bio is too long, it may throw off readers and you might appear as someone who brags or goes on and on about oneself. Set a limit of around 150-200 words and try to fit in everything you want to. That might be your accomplishments, goals, personal life, or everything. Just remember, you want to make it convincing.

Use the Third Person Perspective

This might be a meager thing, but it matters. Writing in the first person will show you as a first-time amateur while in third person it will portray a sense of professionalism.

Summarizing it, you can start by introducing yourself with your credibility and write a few words on it. Following that, you can write some relevant things you had in mind or experienced before writing the book. You can then continue with mentioning achievements or, support of the author’s credibility by others and end with a little bit of personal information like your life, or passion and finally closing with some previous work links or your website. 

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Well, if you can gather up what it needs to write about yourself, seek some help from your friends, and get some feedback. Even if that doesn’t work, seek professional help. Think of yourself as a reader and what do you want to learn about the author while you choose a book and that will definitely show you the direction.

Ankita Mohanty is a Software Engineer who has the passion for content creation, tech and travel. She believes in that there's nothing in this world that's unachievable when you work hard for it.