Journaling?

[Thin Lizzy]

I'm 40 and have been writing my journal (I'm loving that word) for 7 years. It's a way of expressing my emotions and there's been several over time.
So agree with "journal" sounding mature and sophisticated!

[Skeever]

Several emotions in seven years? I would hope so.......

Journalling is also a therapy technique, so I generally watch whom I use the term around.....

The only other alternative I've considered is writing vampire fan fiction, removing the fangs, adding blindfolds and handcuffs and becoming unnaturally wealthy despite a total lack of ability to write.....

Oh, and always write that 'The events and characters portrayed in this novel are fictitious, blah blah blah, because, well, it COULDN'T HURT

[Skeever]

Also, if I journal as a hamster (for obvious legal and copyright reasons) there are many things that just don't ring true when you claim a hamster is doing it

[Pebbles82]

Lol Skeever! Vampire hamster journaling - the mind boggles!

Age makes no difference Holly. Think of all the great writers - Byron, Dickens etc - they all journalled, even in middle age I believe - writing a diary or journal can become quite creative and provides good materials for books!

Here's a list of famous diarists:

List of diarists - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[velma]

I think this is a lovely idea. I was given a diary about 1000 years ago (or so it seems) but often felt a little "silly" writing in it every day with nothing much to say (funnily enough the life of a semi-rural dwelling 11year old wasn't packed with thrills & adventures) but I've often thought about it as an adult. I like the idea of a journal as that, to me, means writing in it when you have something you want to put down; as opposed to a diary which (in my head) I would feel like I had to write in daily & I know I'd forget or not have anything to say & then give up because there's be gaps! A daft distinction I know but that's the power of one word over another for you...

[HollyHamster]

I find myself journaling every day, several times a day. I just love to get things out of my head and down onto paper. It's really like having one of those pensieves from Harry Potter!

[RosieTheHamster]

I have a gorgeous purple faux leather journal I write in almost every day! I usually just write whatever's on my mind. Sometimes I glue in ticket stubs or pretty quotes or other things like that.