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him
How’s the first impression?
nimishdubey
Himanshu Khanna
How’s the first impression?
Lots of detail. Okish narration but he should stick to writing about dead folks
him
Nimish Dubey
Lots of detail. Okish narration but he should stick to writing about dead folks
Waiting for more sir
SEP 15, 2023
Shubhash
I have read some biographies and I see a pattern. This can’t just be coincidence.
him
Shubhash Sharma
I have read some biographies and I see a pattern. This can’t just be coincidence.
The narrative looks pretty blah from the screenshots
Shubhash
The first few chapters about his childhood days, SA, ancestory etc. Yes.
SEP 16, 2023
nimishdubey
Himanshu Khanna
The narrative looks pretty blah from the screenshots
It seems written in a hurry. Reminding me a little of the Jobs book. Parts of it are nice but the flow is erratic.
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him
And yet, I see a few good things coming out of such books
him
1. Good to know life of such people, anyway
him
2. You realise that in absence of great writing, one must not stop or procrastinate. There’s a possibility of success anyway!
SEP 17, 2023
nitin
Pardon my ignorance, but shouldn’t biographies be written for only no-longer-alive people?
Life has got so much potential that such biographies seem unfair & incomplete.
I think Nimish here can share his experience comparing the biographies of living & dead people.
him
Nitin R
Pardon my ignorance, but shouldn’t biographies be written for only no-longer-alive people?
Life has got so much potential that such biographies seem unfair & incomplete.
I think Nimish here can share his experience comparing the biographies of living & dead people.
Delivering happiness is an autobiography, if I’m not mistaken.
I’m talking biographies here.
him
Nitin R
Delivering happiness is an autobiography, if I’m not mistaken.
I’m talking biographies here.
You’re right.
I was saying from the perspective of autobiography being a biography anyway!
Some lives are too interesting to wait for them to pass away before we get to know about them. I feel so is true for how some interesting companies are formed — I’ve read about Twitter, Netflix, Disney, Nike, for example
SEP 18, 2023
nimishdubey
Himanshu Khanna
1. Good to know life of such people, anyway
Oh yes, but I am a little concerned about the presentation. He seems a little star struck
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nimishdubey
Himanshu Khanna
2. You realise that in absence of great writing, one must not stop or procrastinate. There’s a possibility of success anyway!
Egad, my editors would be scandalised. But some copy always beats no copy.
nimishdubey
Nitin R
Pardon my ignorance, but shouldn’t biographies be written for only no-longer-alive people?
Life has got so much potential that such biographies seem unfair & incomplete.
I think Nimish here can share his experience comparing the biographies of living & dead people.
Well, classically a biography written a while after the demise of the subject is best as it allows a very objective perspective. That said, as @him pointed out, it always helps to know as much as we can of folks who change the world. Also publishers prefer bringing out books about the already living as they generally have a larger audience while alive.
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nimishdubey
Himanshu Khanna
You’re right.
I was saying from the perspective of autobiography being a biography anyway!
Some lives are too interesting to wait for them to pass away before we get to know about them. I feel so is true for how some interesting companies are formed — I’ve read about Twitter, Netflix, Disney, Nike, for example
Exactly. I agree. A big point to keep in mind, though, is how balanced the author is. Often they go off on tangents. I cannot remember reading a single balanced biography of an Indian cricketer in recent times.
him
Nimish Dubey
Egad, my editors would be scandalised. But some copy always beats no copy.
Hard thing to realise. A lot of potential authors cease to write coz they think they lack the the potential to author anything.
nimishdubey
Himanshu Khanna
Hard thing to realise. A lot of potential authors cease to write coz they think they lack the the potential to author anything.
That’s true. A big fault lies with editors who try too hard to belittle work rather than praising it. Mind you, the flip side is that on some levels there is so much trash floating around that everyone thinks they can write.
him
Nimish Dubey
That’s true. A big fault lies with editors who try too hard to belittle work rather than praising it. Mind you, the flip side is that on some levels there is so much trash floating around that everyone thinks they can write.
Yes sir, absolutely. Famous stuff that’s inherently trash 🗑️
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