How do people writing biographies recall their lives in such detail. I barely remember my childhood just bits and pieces here and there. But nothing close to writing a book.

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How do people writing biographies recall their lives in such detail. I barely remember my childhood just bits and pieces here and there. But nothing close to writing a book.

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First, they might have had diaries. Second, they can elaborate and build on the bits and pieces that they do remember. Third, they can make stuff up, it’s not uncommon with autobiographies.