Give Us This Day Our Daily Diary Entry

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I confess I’m a tad streaky when it comes to daily journalling. I can be very dedicated for a few weeks or months – and then, radio silence. It’s too bad because having a record of what I’m doing, thinking, feeling is enlightening when I thumb through pages written months or years ago. Not that I go back and re-read old journals too often, but when I do, I’ve found some useful raw material to draw on for writing projects.

I was reminded of how straightforward a daily diary can be while working my way through a series of exercises for comics creators in Lynda Barry’s book, Making Comics.

Feel free to create a comic or use the general structure of the Daily Diary Comic prompt to inspire some writing. (For more prompts that can be modified for writers, or if you want to try your hand at creating comics, I highly recommend Barry’s book).

WRITING PROMPTS

Have you ever wondered what to write about in your daily diary?

This slightly modified prompt from Making Comics provides a handy structure for capturing moments from your day. Try it and, whether you use this structure or choose your own adventure, see if you can sustain a daily entry every day for the next 30 days.

Step 1.
Write a list of ten things you did.

Step 2.
Write a list of ten things you saw.

Step 3.
Write down something you heard someone say.

Step 4.
Write down a question about the day. This could be anything you are curious or wondering about.

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