How to Start an Autobiography
All right. So, it looks like you’re serious about how to make an autobiography. Fantastic.

The truth is that there are a lot of websites on how to start an autobiography. Many of them are great. Some are not so great. One really cool thing about trying to figure out how you want to present your autobiography is that there are many different ways to do it – many ways that I hadn’t even though of.

Here’s a list of some of the more exciting ones:

  • Tape record your autobiography
  • Organize your photo albums
  • Keep a personal journal.
  • Answer questions online and have your answers compiled into a nicely bound, hardcover book that can be passed on from generation to generation.
  • Writing letters to family and friends to collect stories.
  • Making a family tree.

Remember, It’s Your Story
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.

The Easiest Way to Get Started
My absolute favorite way of autobiography starting is making lists.

That’s right making lists: memory lists, people lists, event lists, etc. This has got to be the simplest and least intimidating way to get started. As you start to make lists, you will notice that the ideas for what to write will come to your mind very quickly.

Your autobiography will come together as you in ways you couldn’t imagine as you build and expand lists.

Sample Autobiographies
And as far as an example of an autobiography…there are tons of these too. If you visit Wikipedia (a great online resource, by the way) you will find an over abundance of sample autobiographies for you to look at.

Take Your Time
Sometimes we think that we should be able to summarize our lives in quick half hour session. Once you know how to start an autobiography, you should allow your autobiography to develop over time. By slowing down, you’ll accomplish a number of things, including:

  • Remembering more stories.
  • Allowing others to contribute their stories of you.
  • Making the whole task less intimidating as you take it one step at a time.
  • Allowing for life’s lesson to reveal themselves to you.
  • Ensuring that the autobiography you record reflects, accurately, the life that you’ve lived.

Starting an autobiography can be one of the most gratifying experiences. Writing an autobiography gives you a chance to reflect on your life. It gives you an opportunity to change the course of your life, if necessary.

Get started now.