Post about regrets in your life so far. Do not dwell on it. Instead, use the exercise to help you process and move on. It will embellish your character in your eventual biography by having acknowledged and learned from it. #WritingCommunity

Be engrossed and compelling in order to engross others. The more fascinated you are about the subject you’re posting, the more intrigued future readers will be with what you have to say.

Look for the humor and comedy throughout the day and post about it in your diary. Humor is a technique to encourage readers to drop their defenses through laughter and embrace your story. This will become a point where you hit them with drama. #WritingCommunity

When revisiting your diary to flesh in initial posts made during fleeting moments of inspiration, focus on posts made days earlier. This allows time for the initial excitement of the idea to wane and enables you to review with fresh eyes. #WritingCommunity

Post what you care about; what interests you. Avoid speculating about and imagining what future readers may wish to read.

When we say practice being a storyteller when you are fleshing in daily initial posts, what we mean is to imagine you are telling a friend of the day's events while trying to keep them captivated. This is called thinking of the reader first, not yourself.

Have no fear about anything you post in your diary. Do not concern yourself with how it may eventually be interpreted. It is your life. Any future readers' opinions are just that; no better or worse than yours. Just different. #WritingCommunity #Writing #diary

#SettingTheScene - When describing the scene, imagine the reader is both standing beside you and is blind. Now, how does that change your description? #WritingCommunity

When writing your memoir, being specific in details helps to make your observations universal. First, it draws the reader in beside you. After inside, they circle around and apply it to their own situation in life. #WritingCommunity

Posting to your diary can seem chaotic and uncontrolled. Be patient with it. While it seems helter-skelter, take reassurance that you are building a bank of ideas to draw on in the future. At some future date, it will all make sense. #memoir #WritingCommunity

#WritingCommunity: Post in your diary about failures and mistakes. Not only is there often more to learn from failing than succeeding, but their mention makes for better storytelling. Failing to ever fail is a failure by default. Carrying on after failure shows growth. #memoir

Use compression of time to reveal a long list of relevant background information. The purpose is to avoid boring the audience. Lists are never emotionally engaging. Reduce events to sequences of simple phrases. Intersperse with phrases ex 'Can you believe this?' #WritingCommunity

When capturing the character of people in your life for you memoir, take note of the titles on their bookshelves as well as the contents of their refrigerators and medicine cabinets. Little details such as these tell so much. #writingcommunity #memoir

One way to SHOW abstract emotions rather than TELLING is to imagine the scene without any sound or dialogue. The feeling you wish to impart must come through visually. #WritingCommunity

#EstablishingCharacter: When revealing shameful events in your memoir, take ownership. Everything that happens cannot be blamed on someone else. It is possible to still be likeable after sharing your ugliness or indiscretion. #WritingCommunity

#EstablishingTheme: What is the heart and soul of your memoir? What is it that will make the audience connect with your struggles, your journey, your transformation of character and finding resolution to associate with their own lives? #WritingCommunity

Never hesitate to post to your diary because of the sensitivity of the subject matter. The process of posting helps to process the event and offers insight as to what concerns you. Through writing about it, much of the hesitation resolves itself. #WritingCommunity

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