Just Start Writing!

I have just finished writing three articles on helps for writing an autobiography: Getting Started, Autobiography Characteristics, and the importance of writing your autobiography.

I failed to mention the most important thing: to write.

Don't wait to you write perfectly well. Get going.

Your style will improve the more you write.

Write.

On what topic should you write?

Here are some helps:

Your morning routine. Do you always get up on the same side of the bed? Do you have to hit the snooze exactly 3 times every morning?

Clubs you have belonged to. Rotary? Kiwanis? Church groups? Community groups?

Your favorite high school teacher.

Your best friend.

The morning bus ride. How early did you have to get up? Did you have to wait in the snow in the states worst snowstorm in recorded history?

Your first car. For me, it was a VW Bug. Rust and primer. But the babes loved it.

A life-changing event. How did losing your mother, or you brother, or best friend affect the rest of your life?

Why you prefer Best Foods Mayonnaise to Kraft Mayonnaise.

How you met your husband.

What you do for a living.

Just start writing. Things will fall into place.

Sadly, a lot of folks don't write because they're embarrassed by their perceived lack of writing skills. They're afraid of the rules.

Rules help us understand each other. However, rules are meant to be bent, right? Besides, you have all of the skills that you need to get started.

Write as if you were talking to a trusted friend. Your personality will shine through.

Can't spell? Don't worry about it. Your computer's spell checker will correct your most blatant errors.

At first, you're just writing for you. Don't pretend like someone is reading over your shoulder. You will feel inhibited and insecure. Don't do it.

Writer after writer will tell you that you have to be willing to write a poor first draft. It's true. The words will flow more freely. You can change things later.

If you're planning on writing only one draft, who cares. Be you. Put yourself into it. Readers will forgive spelling and grammatical mistakes if they can sense honesty and personality in the writing. This is especially true in an autobiography or other personal writing.

Can't get the juices flowing? Use a list like the one I created above. Soon you'll find something that you can write about.

Get started. Write now. You can do it

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