Start with a description of your parents. Write about how they met, where and how they bought their first home, their careers and their hopes and dreams. Make a list of their best characteristics--such as generous, kind, funny or loving--and write about the things they did to express these characteristics. Perhaps your mother lavished you with gifts or your father was the funniest person in the room. Tell stories you remember about them, the ones that have stayed with you over the years.
Write about your childhood and formative years. Discuss where you went to school, your friends and schoolmates. If you were the class clown, write about that. If you were a lonely child, write about that too. Describe how others saw you when you were young and whether that meshed with your true self.
Tell the stories behind the important events in your life, such as high school or college graduation, marriage, the birth of a child and your first real job. Don't just list these events--reveal the excitement or exasperation you felt when they occurred and what you learned from each event.
Discuss the influential people in your life. Perhaps you had a teacher who took you under her wing or a neighbor who taught you how to play baseball. Write down what they looked like, how they spoke and what you admired the most about these individuals.
Ask your children, friends and family members what they've always wanted to know about you and your life. Make a list of their questions and answer them in your mini autobiography.
Interview people in your life. Doing so might help jog your memory about events or people in your life you've forgotten about. What friends and family members remember might be very different from what you remember, as well. Include quotes from individuals in your life to create a colorful autobiography.
Conclude by writing about how you see the world and what you have learned from life and those in your world so far. Discuss your goals, dreams and hopes for yourself and your family.
Include photos and captions in your mini autobiography. Start with your childhood and include photos of your friends and family members as well.