Autobiography+Introduction

**The introduction is like the appetizer to a really great meal. You want your reader to get a "taste" of what is coming, but you don't want to "fill them up" early with too much information.** **Leave them wanting more!**



 Your introduction should:
 * Introduce the subject
 * Set up the rest of the book
 * Encourage the reader to read-on

 Sample introduction:

Life is like an ocean. The ocean's tide is constantly moving, and I, fell into that sometimes ferocious and sometimes soothing tide of life on October 30, 1991. That tide has carried me through life's splendors and disappointments. In my eleven years of life I have experienced many different things, some of them happy, and some of them sad. The following is an autobiography of my life thus far, and what I predict and hope for in my future. READ ON!

 Sample introduction:

I am ten years old and in the fifth grade. This story is a "map" of my life from when I was born until I share who I believe I will be in the future - and of course - everything in between. To say it briefly: an autobiography of my life.

While writing an autobiography, one has the chance to see both forwards and backwards in one's life. If the story has been carefully written, the result is a treasured possession for both the writer and the writer's family for years to come.

 Sample introduction:

On October 11, 1993 the winds howled and the leaves scattered. That very day, I came galloping along on that wind and took my first breaths of life. No more than and innocent child, I would soon learn of the winds which would carry me to unknown places and the leaves which would blanket me in my darkest hours.