Do you know why the “Chicken Soup for the Soul?series is so popular? Aside from terrific marketing and unequaled publicity, readers love the stories and personal essays. They are short, personal and teach a lesson or moral. If you would like to be a better writer of the personal essay, opinion pieces, reports and letters to the editor just follow the suggestions listed below:1. Be brief. Many written reports or stories are 500 words or less. However, there is a general rule that an e.