The Power of Personal Stories

You have a history that is not like any other. Your life experiences have shaped you. Sharing your personal stories is a way to connect with your audience and one way to do this and still maintain a sense of privacy is through personal essays.

A personal essay is a piece of writing that helps to depict important lessons from your life experiences. These types of essays are often inspirational and/or a warning from you as an author to your reader. This is a first-person narrative that you can write conventionally or in a creative, non-fiction way.

Your essay must have an introduction, a body/middle section, and a conclusion, ranging from somewhere around five paragraphs or more. And you can cover pretty much any topic like your first job interview, losing a family member, battling a disease, or overcoming any other challenges.

Here are five tips for writing your essay:

1. Outline.

Creating your outline is the first step to starting any project. An outline will help you structure and narrow your thoughts before setting out to write. It saves you a lot of time.

2. Start with an introduction.

Your introduction will inform the reader of the journey they are about to embark on with your essay. It must have your thesis and must hook your reader and reel them in. Put your best foot forward.

3. Use the body.

This is where you get to get personal with your reader. Use sensory language to hold their attention by letting them feel what you felt in the moments you are conveying.

4. Conclude the matter.

Every good story must have an ending. You must bring your reader to a satisfying end and not just leave things unfinished or open-ended, even if your story is still ongoing. Each day has an end to it and so must your essay.

5. Get an editor.

Because it is a personal story, you might miss a few things that an editor will help you catch and rectify.

Writing personal essays is a fun and life-changing experience for both you and your readers. If you have questions about writing this kind of project, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. You can also visit our website to see our writing courses.