Q&A for How to Write a Diary Every Day for a Year and Make It Interesting

Sure is. It may bring back memories and make it more interesting and fun to read.

There isn't really a correct format of writing in a journal or diary. Just write whatever comes to mind and make it as choppy or formal as you want.

Add pictures and a few colors (make your diary look attractive).

Well, a more lively person probably would like his/her diary decorated. So it's totally up to you to decorate it or not. A decorative diary may encourage you to write more.

Whichever language you can best express yourself in. However, if you're trying to learn a new language, practicing writing in that language can help you become more fluent.

Start any time and don't think about it too much. Just write whatever you are feeling at the time.

You can write about your day, your feelings, what you did that day, what you think about certain topics, and/or any interests that you have.

Yes. This makes it more interesting and fun to read. It's also great to look back on and remember the seasons, time of year, dates, etc. Writing whatever comes to mind may be helpful too.

You might put pictures, ticket stubs or whatever you would like to remember the day you're writing about.

It's up to you, but dating your entries can be useful for the future when you reread entries and want to know when those things happened. The exact time is not usually necessary, some people just like the precision, or may find it useful to note the time of certain events. If you want to, you can just use words like 'morning', 'afternoon' or 'evening', or only use the date.

You can start it however you would like, as it is your own personal diary.

Of course. Writing lyrics from your favorite songs is a great way to personalize your diary. Write them anywhere you want!

Every day, try to set aside at least 15 to 20 minutes to write. Write even if you have a tight schedule throughout the week. This way, you won't miss out on anything you want to mention in your diary.

Maybe a summary of the period of time you kept your diary or how writing the diary was of a benefit to you.

You can write in it as often as you like. Many people like to just write in it once at the end of the day. Others write in it multiple times or whenever may be convenient for them.

Try introducing yourself. You want the first page of your diary to stand out from the rest. It might even be a good idea to explain why you are starting the diary, and what you hope to gain from it.

Schedule time to write every day, but don't be afraid to change the time if it's not working for you. For instance, some people always write right before going to sleep, but if you don't have a set bedtime that may not work as well as, say, writing as soon as you get home from school/work. If you are glued to your smartphone, then try setting a reminder. You might even consider using a talk-to-text app to record your thoughts whenever the mood strikes.

Your diary is just for you, so it doesn't matter if it's messy or not.

Give yourself permission to write about whatever you want in your diary. If you feel embarrassed, don't read your entries from the past.

Go ahead. The worst thing that could happen if you did so is someone else might read it sometime, whether it's tomorrow or 100 years from now. Coded passages may work for the most private entries.

Of course you can! It's your diary and it should show your personality, so if you're funny, your diary your should be too!

It is entirely up to you. If you're determined to have an entry for every day, as per this article, then it might be good to make an entry for the day you missed and just write why you couldn't write that day. If it's a more casual diary where you write when you feel like it, there's no need unless you feel the need.

Just keep moving forward, filling the remaining pages.

Honestly, it depends on what interests you. To me, a chocolate diary sounds like the place where you'd write cute events and draw a few cute pictures in.

No. If you include every single detail, like what you had for lunch, it will get boring eventually. The diary is to remember the important things that happen. Your can skip over the less important things, and focus on what the day was really like and how you felt.

As long as you can read your own handwriting, that's all that matters. Your diary is just for you, so you don't have to worry about writing too neatly. If you'd like to work on your handwriting, just practice writing slowly and legibly. Check out this article on How to Improve Your Handwriting .

Don't tell anyone you have a diary. You can hide your diary, or disguise it by using a diary that looks like any other notebook.

Create code writing. If it's good enough you'll be able to know what it means, but it should leave everyone else in the dark.

You can if you want, but you don't have to. You can write your own diary any way you want.

There is no set number. It depends on how much you write, how often you write, etc. Many people often dedicate one diary to each year of their life, in which case it would take you seven diaries to write about every year from the age of 13 to 19.