How to Write an Autobiography 9.0 - For many people writing fiction is not the p

For many people writing fiction is not the preferred way, and the number of autobiographies around (not to mention biographies) is very revealing. A look at any best seller list will find a selection of autobiographies of celebrities (most written by ghost-writers - more of that in a minute) that sell in great numbers, a telling point in the current climate.Of course, the fact remains that we like to read about the lives of those we admire, sports stars life stories and pop star biographies sell in great numbers as a result, but writing an autobiography is not something that we consider ourselves. However, there is a pressing question - why not?A distinction needs to be made