Writing Help

General Questions

1. Who is it about?
2. What happened?
3. When did it take place?
4. Where did it take place?
5. Why did it happen?
6. How did it happen?

Additional Questions

1. Who helped you: friends, family, church, work or organization?
2. When did you decide to ask for help?
3. When was help offered?
4. Where did you go for help: friends, family, job, church, group, etc.?
5. What exactly did the help or assistance consist of?
6. How were you helped? How did you help someone else?
7. Why did you seek help?
8. What made you decide to ask or seek help?
9. What did you learn from the experience?
10. How have you used this experience to better you life and/or help others?
11. When was the first time someone offered to help you?
12. What signs were apparent that you needed help?
13. How did you feel after helping someone or after being helped?
14. Why do you think someone offered to help?
15. How could someone help another person in your situation?
16. How did you get to where you are today?
17. Who would you like to help?
18. How did you grow from the experience (morally, intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, financially, etc.)?
19. Who were you able to help as a result of your being helped?

Forgiveness and Betrayal

1. Have you ever been disappointed or betrayed by someone you loved or trusted How did you deal with the betrayal?
2. Have you forgiven yourself for trusting the betrayer?
3. Have you forgiven the betrayer?
4. What steps were necessary to remove the bitterness in your heart and move on?
5. How instrumental were others in helping you see that someone was having a negative impact on your life?
6. Why do you think you trusted your betrayer?
7. Were there signs not to trust your betrayer that you ignored?
8. How long did it take to forgive the person or persons?
9. What were the consequences of trusting the wrong person or group of individuals?
10. Will you ever trust like that again?
11. If yes or no, why will you or won’t you?
12. Did you feel foolish or embarrassed?
13. How did you feel exactly?
14. When did you realize that they didn’t have your best interest at heart?

Please choose any life experience and utilize these questions to build your story.