How to Write an Up-to-Date Autobiography
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How to Write an Up-to-Date Autobiography
Introduction
Many people ask, "How can you ever be finished with an autobiography?" The answer is simple. Write it in sections of your life. For example, limit it to sections of twenty-one years or another significant period in your life. You have to decide for yourself how to section your life for each book.
Instructions
Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Dating
Steps
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Step One
Put items in a book, article or essay that provide ways to tell the date, year or age of the writer. This is called "dating" the item.
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Step Two
Decide whether or not you want to leave your autobiography undated. Sometimes it is better to leave readers in suspense so they don't feel cheated out of an ending. If so, you will need to use generic terms. Instead of "The year I turned seventy," you could use "The beginning of my "golden years."
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Step Three
Decide when you want to end your autobiography if you want to end with a date. There are many ways to do this. Remember that whatever date you choose, there are no right or wrong times to end your autobiography. This is your life and your work of art.
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Step Four
Decide what the most significant age in your life was. This may be an end date for your first autobiography. You may choose to create a "sequel" this many years after the first one.
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Step Five
Decide if you want to write your autobiography ending at the age you became an adult or, maybe, the year you finish writing it.
The Sequel
Steps
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Step One
Write a second book if you end your book at your adulthood or a younger age than seventy. You may even wish to write more than that.
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Step Two
Keep the sequel undated if you decided to leave the ending of the first book undated.
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Step Three
Another approach would be to date the beginning of the second book to clear up the mystery of when the first book ended.
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Step Four
Enlist help from family, friends or children if you are taking the approach of multiple sequels every so many years. If something should happen while you are in the middle of a sequel, have someone you can trust to finish your sequel. Inform them to end it with information about your death.
Overall Tips & Warnings
- Keep notes about your life. You never know what you may want to include later.
- Notes also may be helpful if someone else needs to finish your autobiography for you.
Overall Things You'll Need
- Memories of your life
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