Most writers feel, at some point in their career, the need to tell their own story.

It’s probably safe to say that many non-writers feel the same. It’s as if writing our memoir - or a memoir, as it’s possible that more than one compelling narrative can flow from one life - is a journey that many feel strongly about taking but few embark upon.

There a many reasons why people fail to leave behind their life-story for future generations. Among them might be:

1. They’re not writers
2. They feel their life is too ordinary
3. They don’t know how to get started
4. They feel writing a book is vary daunting task

All may be true.

But that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s impossible. In a previous post, I mention William Zinsser’s book Writing About Your Life. In this post, I want to give you 5 tips from Zinsser that may give you, and others, cause to reconsider writing about your life.

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I’ve written two books. And, quite conveniently, you can check them out on this site.

Both are non-fiction; one is 191 pages while the other is only 55. No matter, the point is that both required much more effort than I’d ever imagined.

Both have met with success (as defined by me), but now that considerable time has passed since their publishing, I’m beginning to feel the urge to write another. I guess it’s in my blood: this urge to create, to question my being and respond with something that encompasses both originality and meaning.

Perhaps the most meaningful of all books, for me personally, would be my autobiography. Read the rest of this entry