Ever felt that you had a story to tell? Have you ever thought: “One day I will write my story. But how do I start? What shall I tell about and what shall I not? How do I tell it? Do I tell it in the first person or in the third person? What is the purpose of me writing it? Is it for my own benefit only? Can others benefit from it? Who would read it? Who would be my audience?”
Well, these are typical questions that one would ask, and they are good questions. It is a good idea to answer them for first.
There are two ways one can approach this dilemma:
1. You can start writing your story without planning and see where it takes you; just flow with it. Don’t think too much. Just write what comes to your mind as if you were telling this story to a good friend; one story leads to another, and one story may remind you of something else etc.
2. Plan ahead. Determine what your purpose is for writing your memoir. Once you formulate your purpose you have some ground to start with and a direction. The next step is how you are going to achieve that purpose. If there is a message or messages you want the reader to have, then make sure you weave the messages you want to get across throughout your story.
Make a list of memories you want to share. You can list them in a chronological order if you choose to. Once you have the list, start writing about them one by one. Very important: don’t write about your whole life. Choose a period of time that was important to you and concentrate on it. Better you tell us more about the characters so we get to love them or hate them. You want to concentrate on a few main characters so the reader really gets to know them as well as you did. Don’t worry about your other stories. You can write another memoir about a different time period.
Don’t bother with how to start and end the book. Just start writing and once you told your story, then tackle the
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