Write Your Life PRO

The “you now,” who is telling the story after the fact, is not the “you then” who was going through the experience at that very moment and had no idea how it all would end. Learn how to make your story spring to life with the whirlwind of thoughts, questions and expectations of “you then” and “you now.” Hint: Get ready for some good chaos.

Every good story needs conflict or tension. The bigger the conflict, the more compelling the story. What’s bad for life is good for story. So, ponder these questions: Why did you want what you wanted in your story? What was it really all about? What hunger were you trying to fill? What traumas were you pushing through? What were you wanting to prove or disprove? What hurdles did you have to fight to get what you wanted? And what horrible thing did you think would happen if you failed? Learn how to stay in the truth of your story and not slide into confession, preaching or melodrama.

How do you cover a year of events in one minute? How can you unfold one second into a lifetime? And why would you want to include that in your story? How does this “playing time like an accordion” add depth and magic to your story? Compressing time and expanding time are one of the trickiest things to write, but it’s also the most fun to explore.

What stories live under your skin, making you itch to tell or to keep a lid on at all cost? What rules and prohibitions are written in your bones? Where in your body do you keep your childhood games, questions and fairytales? And what stories are your outside and inside scars hiding? Where is your tenderness? Laughter? Joy? Ecstasy? Your body is a glorious expression of who you are and who your ancestors were. Explore how your stories can heal and open you up to a new world.