This list will get the autobiography juices flowing:
1. Use a tape recorder to tell your story.
2. Look at your old photos.
3. Write daily in a journal.
4. Find a free program online that will allow you to answer easy questions about your life.
5. Enlist your family and friends to help you remember and collect stories.
6. Making a family tree.
Tell It How You Want To
The biggest thing to remember when starting your autobiography is that it's your story. So the way you convey your story should reflect who you are. Be honest. Be honest in describing the experience. Be honest in describing how you felt about what happened.
How Can You Get Started Immediately?
How? Writing Lists.
You can make lists about anything: family, friends, loves, homes, schools, etc. Lists are so simple and yet so powerful. No sooner will you start writing lists than your mind will fill with memories. Start writing.
You might be surprised at the direction lists take your autobiography.
Examples of Autobiographies Look on the web. Autobiographies are everywhere. Wikipedia has a ton of autobiographies to sift through. Just do a search on autobiographies.
Take It Slowly
Remember, it's taken a lifetime to build all your memories. Don't expect to record everything in one sitting. Give your story some time to percolate. Let it simmer. You accomplish the following:
You'll remember more stories.
You'll have time to collect stories from family and friends.
You'll allow for life's lesson to reveal themselves to you.
You'll tell your story more honestly.
I'm sure you will find that as you start, you will find you can't stop. It's fun and rewarding to write your own story.
