Personal Essay

Three unique autobiographical writing styles that can be used to transform a bland non-fictional piece of writing into a more appealing and marketable form of literature.

Almost every aspiring writer yearns to see their name in print because it gives a sense of fulfillment. New writers always fight that demon of doubt which is the lack of confidence in their writing ability. Are their writing skills good enough?

Learn how to tell someone who you are, and what you would like to do with your life.

The personal essay has long been a favorite of writers because it allows you to express something deeply personal. Unfortunately, finding paying markets for personal essays and life stories isn't always easy. Here are ten to get you started.

A personal essay is an intensely intimate form of writing in which you divulge the details of a particular time or circumstance in your life. Writing and selling personal essays proves too personal for some writers, while others take advantage of it.

An exercise in the art of personal essays.

An exercise in the art of the personal essay.

An exercise in the art of the personal essay.

An exercise in the art of the personal essay.

An essay about a girl and her car.

Falling off a building demands a delicate fusion of physics, psychology, and art. Not so the leap of suicide: that desperate act entreats physics alone to quell one's troubles and propel the soul into the Beyond. Art plays no role in self-destruction.

I thought I was master of my fate: I left home, moved to a different state, chose to study theatre and history in college, and have become a playwright, columnist, and screenwriter. Nothing to do with the police work of my father. Yet he chose my path...