How to Turn Your Life Story Into A Novel

I'm sure many people there have an amazing life story which would make for an interesting novel to read. It's all about digging through the events of your life, finding out which ones work and don't work, and then connecting the dots in order to get on the right path.

Things You'll Need:

• Computer.
• Mircosoft Word or Novel writing software.
• Patience.

Steps:

1. Structure your life story out, making list of all the events and what exactly happened.
2. Determine which are most important and interesting for a novel story and which aren't. Take your time.
3. Determine your story's structure. This all begins with a Catalyst. What is the spark of your life story? A catalyst gives the main character something to do, it takes things out of balance. In the movie, "Independence Day", the catalyst is when the aliens arrive all around the world.
4.  Next you have to determine the story's Big Event. The catalyst gives the character something to do by putting his life out of balance and then the big event causes him to commit to the catalyst. The big event in "Independence Day" is when the aliens attack us and blow up the white house. It's when Luke Skywalker comes home to find his family dead at the farm, realizing he has nothing left on the desert planet, he commits to journeying with Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Jedi teachings.
5. Determine the story's Pinch - The major plot twist at the centerpiece of the story. In "Ghost", the pinch is when Patrick Swayze's character finds out that his best friend is the one who had him killed. Now his actions from here on out are intensified and justified.
6. Crisis: The bleakest point in the story. What is the worst thing that could happen to your character? For Indiana Jones, it's being locked in a tomb full of snakes.
7. Showdown: The ending. The character recovers from the crisis somehow and finds a way to achieve what he set out for in the first place.
8. Now, turn your life story into a novel. Write, write, write.

Tips & Warnings:

• Worry about chapters after you are done writing the story. It is much easier to even out that way.
• Remember, make sure the important events you select are interesting enough for a novel.