Keeping a diary is still very popular with teenagers and adults alike. It is more common among women than men. keeping a diary is a great way to chronicle events and changes in one's life; it is a good way to pour out your emotions. A lot of confidential and deepest thoughts that people are afraid to share with anyone are easily revealed in a diary.They trust a diary more than they trust family or friends, for a diary can keep secrets and never betray the writer.

 

(1). Get a pen and notebook or journal. Buy a notebook that has a lot of pages since you will be writing constantly.

 

(2). Find a private place, like your bedroom or any place that nobody else is around. It is best to write where nobody can see you writing in your diary. This will eliminate possible curiosity of the other person who will try to invade your privacy. Furthermore, being alone when you write your diary would prevent any interruption that can hinder your train of thoughts.

 

(3). Write the date and time on top of the page. You can start by saying "Dear Diary" as if you are writing a letter to someone. You may drop the "Dear Diary" line and just log your entries for the day. Write about what you have done today, what you have experienced, people you interacted with, what was the interaction about, whatever you may have experienced log it in your diary.

 

(4).Be honest and truthful. Avoid fictionalization.If you want to tell a story different from reality, then a diary is not what you need.You can just write a fictional story with fictional characters but do not label it as your memoir or diary.

 

(5). You can write real names of the people you interact with or name them with a code that you alone can tell who you are referring to. Reason why name codes should be used is that, oftentimes, people make negative comments in their diaries that are later on discovered and can hurt other people's feelings.

 

(6). Write on a regular basis. If you can write daily, do so. If you want to just write when there are unexpected events or something great had happened, skipping the days that you think are non-eventful. You may opt to write more than once a day or when you feel the urge to write. Still, you may want to do it daily and if there is nothing eventful then just write the date, time and one sentence saying nothing new had happened.

 

(7). Add photos to your diary. Nowadays, it is easier to just go around with a digital camera, print the photo and add it to your diary. It makes it more exciting for future reading if you have the actual photo of the event or anything that may have inspired you to take that photo. Do not put too much photos that you turn your diary into a scrapbook. There are distinctions between the two, although your scrapbook may contain journals it is not to be confused with a diary with some photos.

 

(8). When done writing, keep the diary in a safe and secure place. Do not reveal the location of your diary to anyone. Your diary is just yours and it should remain private for as long as you want it to. You can put the diary in a fireproof safe or in a safety deposit box once you have finished an entire journal. Give instructions in your last will and testament if you want the diary to be read by others or if you want it to be discarded or burned. Some people have opted to be buried with their diaries, so ensure that you indicate this in your will if this is your desire.