Writing an article where a person will act as the protagonist must be delicate. Manage to feel the fine line that cannot be crossed. You should not stoop to insults and reveal secrets that a person prefers to leave behind the scenes. Man is the whole Universe in which one can find positive and negative. Try to reveal the beautiful part of his Universe in everyone you work with.
It is necessary
A maximum of useful and reliable information about a person, a voice recorder, a pen, paper, a list of questions, intuition and listening skills
Instructions
Step 1
There are two main ways to write about a person. You can interview him (or a series of interviews), or you can use other sources. The first method is preferable because the data is provided from the original source. The second method can be used when human life has already become a part of history, or there is no way to contact a person. In this case, carefully check all the facts and their sources. Send the article to the hero for verification, and if he is no longer alive, try to contact his relatives.
Step 2
Prepare for the interview. Find out as much as possible about the person, interesting facts of the biography, his life path. If the article is ordered for advertising purposes, ask the person or his agent in advance, in which key to write, which sides to disclose. Consider this when preparing.
Step 3
Write down the questions that you will ask the interlocutor and that will help you in the subsequent work on the article. Bring a voice recorder to the meeting.
Step 4
Remember that under all circumstances, you must control the flow of your conversation. "Open up" the interlocutor, hold the thread of the conversation and manage it.
Step 5
In order to write an article, it is necessary that you do not have any questions to ask the person, so that a complete picture of the article is formed in your head, perhaps its composition. Sometimes it takes several meetings with a person. Remember that not everyone will support your dedication for various reasons (mainly due to time limits), even if the article is written at their request. Specify this point in advance. You may have to write based on the material of one meeting, and the details have already been coordinated by phone and in writing.
Step 6
Examine the collected material. Do this until you have a complete idea of the composition of the future article in your head. Write down the outline of the article, supplement (if desired) with brief explanations. Try to find interesting moves, highlight what you need and darken what is unnecessary. It should be interesting for the future reader to get acquainted with the result of your work.
Step 7
Be creative! And once you've done it, put aside the article for a while, and then critically revise it.
