Stories from life experience

Tip edited by James Gapinski

The Tip:

Fiction doesn´t have to mean you make everything up. You can pull stories from your own life experience or borrow them from other people. Don´t be afraid to write your own life story.

A Note from the Guru:

The former Life Tips Guru that posted this tip suggested "Just be sure you have had sufficient time to gain perspective on your own trials and tribulations.  Only in hindsight do we see the whole picture."  While this is partially true, I'd also suggest that you can gain perspective through the writing process itself.  Creative writing can be a mechanism for working through complex emotions and issues in your life, fleshing out your true thoughts on paper.