Choose a catchy title to draw in the audience. Titles like "Secrets for a Satisfied Life," or "Lessons No Woman Should Live Without," draw more interest than "My Autobiography." Be creative and trust that what you know is worth telling. If you opt to include a dedication, devote this section to one or two people who supported you or significantly influenced your life. Carefully choose words that convey the emotional connection between you and the devotee.
The foreword should describe your purpose for writing the autobiography. Reveal the primary event or life lesson of focus that inspired the work. Spark interest and create anticipation without completely describing the experience because you will save the details for the body of the project. The foreword has the potential to open readers emotionally and help them connect with your story. As you move on to the introduction, grab attention with a few shocking details and hint at upcoming trials or mysterious occurrences.
The body is the meat of the project. Once readers are interested, take painstaking care to answer questions, vividly detail important events and satisfy the curiosity you built in earlier sections. Consider using headings and subheadings first in the rough draft and then in the completed work to keep the narrative focused and the audience motivated to continue reading. Include places, names and dates along with other descriptive language to create realistic pictures in the minds of readers in future generations.
The conclusion should summarize personal growth and explain how specific events left you changed. This is your last chance to affect the audience in a profound way, and the statements made here will likely be what they remember most about the autobiography. If you wish to have done things differently, place those musings in this section. Make sure to connect the conclusion with the introduction. Consider placing memorabilia, including photographs and letters, in the final pages of this section.