Memories and attitude make us uniquely human.
Writing them
down is what sets us apart as individuals. ~ LinDee Rochelle
Were
you teased as a youngster for writing in your “diary” or keeping a “journal”?
Did your little brother break the lock and read it? (Like mine did.) Did you dig
out your old ones recently, and think, wow, I had some great ideas … maybe I
can update them …?
Writing
is often one of those “love / hate” human practices. I truly believe it’s an
innate trait in order to love it. While you may be in the class that fairly
abhors it, you can make it work to your advantage – and you might find you can
tolerate the process to express yourself, if not outright learn to enjoy it.
Those
who kept the once-ubiquitous diary
or journal have a
head start, for sure. But what did we write?
Memories and attitudes.
It
was interesting research, reading the various “expert” opinions about any
differences between a diary and a journal.
“When
I was a kid” (I know young’uns hate that preface), the perceived (pre-teen) notion
of a diary was something giggly girls kept about their inane daily experiences,
in gushy, blushing prose. A journal was a scientist’s or other professional’s experimental
log or recording of a journey (think Captain Kirk’s Star Trek
logs); and young guys simply didn’t write. (You realize, I hope, this is tongue-in-cheek,
with a chuckle. But I'm serious about your book.)
