Inspirational stories can be written in any number of formats, including blog posts, online magazine articles, e-mail newsletters, text-messaging articles, social media stories, anthologies, and even short video scripts. They’re often highly readable, relatable and uplifting. They can inspire readers to do things they would never have thought possible or motivate them to continue with a goal despite unforeseen obstacles and challenges.
A key to writing an inspirational story is the protagonist’s relatability. Whether they’re human, inanimate, selfish or kind, your audience should be able to connect with the protagonist and their dreams. This could be something as simple as finding true love or bringing joy to an orphanage of starving children, depending on your audience’s maturity level and your goals for the article.
Themes and lessons are also crucial for an inspirational story. They should be clear and concise, but they can unfurl over the course of the narrative into a more comprehensive understanding of a subject. For example, the famous story “The Three Questions” by Tolstoy shows that if you’re preoccupied with thoughts about the past or future, you will miss the beauty of the moment that’s right in front of you.
Other themes are motivational, overcoming adversity, and persistence. For example, the story of Michael Ohr demonstrates that you can overcome any challenge with determination and perseverance. A scorpion asks a frog to carry him across a river. The frog is afraid of being stung, but the scorpion argues that if he didn’t do this, both of them would drown. In the end, the frog agrees to carry the scorpion over the river, but midway through the journey, the scorpion stings the frog, dooming them both to their deaths.
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