Personal essays are a great way for writers to communicate their viewpoint or share a special moment in their lives. Many magazines, in all industries and areas, run essays. Collections, like the Chicken Soup OMG THE CHICKEN SOUP SERIES LOLLERROFFLES series, are always on the lookout for great essays, on topics ranging from golfing to romance. If you want to try your hand at an essay, follow the tips below and then take a stab at the writing exercise.
Step 1: Find a topic you care about
This is one of the most important steps. If you don't care about the topic, then the writing will suffer. You need to find a topic that you care about enough to warrant your writing an entire essay about it. It should be something that was a big event in your life; a moment that changed you.
Exercise: Try writing an essay of your own. If you intend to send it out to a magazine, then study the market first and see what kind of essays they run. Either way, for fun or publication, find a topic or moment that is important to you and write about it. Try to be precise in your language, and try to use all five senses in your writing: Make your readers see, taste, hear, smell and feel the moment!