This essay is about avoiding the stress and confusion of a disjointed autobiography. I hope you like it! :-)
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While Mark Twain is remembered today as being one of the funniest, wittiest, and greatest writers of the 19th century, not all his works were well organized, and easy to read. Especially not his autobiography! Some of the events are out of order, and the facts don't always agree with one another. There are a few things I can do now to prevent this from happening to me when I write my autobiography.
First things first -- keep good notes! This is obviously something Twain didn't do. If I keep notes about what happens in my day-to-day life, such as in a journal, then I won't have such a problem with facts not agreeing. They will all be written down so that I won't get confused on the details. Second, date these notes! Putting dates on the top of each entry will help me remember when things happened. Twenty or thirty years from now, I probably won't remember what happened yesterday. Writing a journal entry about it, and then dating it, will help me remember when events happened. Third, don't leave others out. Don't just write down what happens in your life, but also some things that happen in your friend's or your close family's lives. The important people around you are just that -- important. When you're older, you'll want to not only remember the experiences you had, but who you shared them with.
So, those are the three things. 1) Keep good notes. 2) Keep track of dates. 3) Remember the people around you. If I follow these three rules, I should have little or no problem writing my autobiography.
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