Point 3:

 

Choice of Subject

 

Your choice of subject is essential. Even if you do not entirely understand how or why a specific "journey" is meaningful to you, choose one that really does feel compelling, and use this writing as an opportunity to understand how or why it is. Here are a few ideas to consider as you brainstorm the possibilities.

€ Remember that "journeys" come in all dimensions. Yours may be &endash; or seem &endash; relatively ordinary, or it may be entirely extraordinary. A sensitive and detailed description of feeding the family dog will be much more meaningful for and have much more impact on your reader than a vague, abstract rendition of a car wreck. (See Point 4.)

€ Your "journey" may take place within moments -- even seconds -- or it may take place over a longer period of time.

Whatever the nature or scope of your "journey," it should compel you emotionally and it should provide the opportunity to notice, to describe and narrate, vivid physical detail and/or action.