I don't know you, but chances are you have lived an amazing life. You have come in contact with personal heroes. You've overcome difficult challenges. You've achieved goals beyond what you ever thought you could do. Your childhood holds special memories that other people can relate to and that, when described in detail, can simultaneously bring both tears and laughter to people's faces.
Why not share your story (or stories)? After all, it's original, because there is no one like you. There is no one else who has been through what you have quite the way you've been through it. No one who has the exact same family you do.
There are many reasons to write your own personal stories. First, for your own enjoyment. You can preserve those memories for all eternity. Second, for others' enjoyment. And third, to inspire, help people overcome, and to heal.
When writing a memoir piece, the first thing you want to decide is what you want to write about, then where you want it to start and where you want it to end.
Will you write in the present or in the past tense? Whose voice will it be, yours or someone else's? Your father's, perhaps. Or the voice of your kind and loving grandmother.
Don't worry if you don't have all the pieces organized in your mind. Just sit down and start writing. The rest will flow. And while you're writing, open up your heart and put your feelings into the piece. If you cry, that's okay. If you're mad, fine. If you feel pain, that's ok. You'll get through it, and you'll be proud of yourself for doing it.
Now, as you've been reading this, there probably is one particular memory from your past that has come to the surface that you are thinking would make a good story. Write it down. Go on! And don't worry about it being perfect. Just get your thoughts on paper and you can edit it afterward.
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