How to mine your real life to create great fictional stories

I’ve had a lot of clients who used their own lives as the starting point for their fiction story. They aren’t writing memoirs or autobiographies. They’re using a moment, a feeling, a person, an experience from their own lives as a starting point from which they spin a tale. Many successfully published authors will tell you they do this, too. Our lives are great fodder for fiction.

There are a few tips to keep in mind that can help make it easier to use your own life in your fiction.