13 Author Bios That’ll Help You Write The Next Great Tinder Bio

Where to start with your Tinder bio? Pithy and mysterious? Coy but flirty? Straight emojis? Nothing? Look no further than to our leading men and women of letters, who’ve been selling themselves in witty summations for decades. Even if you don’t enjoy reading and would much rather Netflix and chill, here's some literary inspiration taken straight from the author's professional website.

Gillian Flynn - "Gone Girl," "Dark Places," "Sharp Objects"

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In high-school, she worked strange jobs that required her to do things like wrap and unwrap hams, or dress up as a giant yoghurt cone. A yoghurt cone who wore a tuxedo. Why the tuxedo? It was a question that would haunt her for years.

Stephen King - "It," "The Shining," "Carrie," "Misery"

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Stephen is of Scots-Irish ancestry, stands 6'4" and weighs about 200 pounds. He is blue-eyed, fair-skinned, and has thick, black hair, with a frost of white most noticeable in his beard, which he sometimes wears between the end of the World Series and the opening of baseball spring training in Florida. Occasionally he wears a moustache in other seasons.

Suzanne Collins - "The Hunger Games" Trilogy

Suzanne Collins / Via suzannecollinsbooks.com

Here’s a picture of me with a rat in Central Park.

Charles Martin - "Down Where My Love Lives," "Long Way Gone," and "Water from My Heart"

Charles Martin / Via charlesmartinbooks.com

My hobbies are bow hunting, working out (a blend of old school stuff and martial arts, called Fight Fit) and Tae Kwon Do. In October 2012 I earned my black belt but I’m still the least flexible person you’ve ever met. The guy that trains me, laughs everytime I start warming up.

Veronica Roth - "Divergent" Series

divergent.wikia.com / Via theartofnotwriting.tumblr.com

Part slug. All Hufflepuff.

John Grisham - "The Whistler," "The Firm," "A Time to Kill," and "Rogue Lawyer"

Billy Hunt / Via penguinrandomhouse.com

The man who dreamed of being a professional baseball player now serves as the local Little League commissioner.

Mindy Kaling - "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?" and "Why Not Me?"

Emily Shur / Via penguinrandomhouse.com

Lives in rural New Hampshire and does not own a TV.

George R. R. Martin - "Game of Thrones" series

awoiaf.westeros.org / Via georgerrmartin.com

As a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976.

Jeannette Walls - "The Glass Castle," "The Silver Star," and "Half Broke Horses"

Facebook: JeannetteWalls / Via Facebook: pg

Her message of confronting your past and facing your fears resonates with people everywhere.

Nicholas Sparks - "The Notebook," "The Choice," "See Me," and "A Walk to Remember"

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As a former full scholarship athlete (he still holds a track and field record at the University of Notre Dame) he also spent four years coaching track and field athletes at the local public high school.

R. J. Palacio - "Wonder"

rjpalacio.com / Via rjpalacio.com

For many years, I was an art director and book jacket designer, designing covers for countless well-known and not so well-known writers in every genre of fiction and nonfiction. I always wanted to write, though.

Michael Chabon - "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay," "Telegraph avenue," and "The Yiddish Policemen's Union"

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Listen to Michael Chabon’s Spotify playlist.

E. L. James - "Fifty Shades of Grey" Series

Via eljamesauthor.com

I do hope you'll make yourselves at home here.