Step 1: Brainstorm

Your writing process begins with exploring your background and brainstorming all
the life experiences you believe might be interesting to a reader. Try recalling
memories from all periods and areas of your life and decide which to include in your
autobiography.

What can help:

1) Talk with parents, grandparents, cousins, and old friends, asking them to
help you remember details of significant events.

2) Also, you can ask each family member to tell one favorite story from your life:
The big chances are they remember some exciting details you can’t recall.

3) Look through family photos, letters, and emails. Plus, if you keep a diary –
fantastic! It can become the best source to recall emotions you experienced back
then.

4) Answer these questions:

• What are your most significant achievements?

• Can you remember your biggest failures?

• Any lessons learned from it?

• Can you name the best and worst moments in your life?

• What events have changed your life?

• How have you changed?

• Are there any people or places that shaped and impacted your life?
Your birth.

Where you first lived.

Personal information age, appearance.

All about of your family and pets.

Favorite things: food, music and hobbies.

All life experiences childhood to high school.

A special trip.

Very funny moment.

First bike ride, plane flight, concert, love.

What you like to read and write about.

Whatever is special and important in your life!