Throughout the ages, people have recorded events about their daily lives in diaries. People such as Samuel Pepys and Ann Frank have given us glimpses of moments in history while others depicted more mundane events in their diaries. Hundreds of years later, the diaries make fascinating reading, especially for historians.
I kept a diary as a teenager. My younger brother and sister used to take great delight in searching it out to read. It was a sport for them. They’d repeat bits out loud during moments that would create the greatest amount of embarrassment for me. I’m sure some of you have had similar experiences. Younger brothers and sisters can be such pains!
These days most people choose to set up a blog rather than writing in a traditional diary. It’s possible to set blogs to private or public so they are excellent mediums for diaries. It’s easy to add photos and video content as well to add a personal touch. I have a blog and recount some of the things I do during my week, my travel and writing experiences and include other topics that interest me ranging from books to cooking and trivia. (www.shelleymunro.com/blog)
The heroine in my recent release The Bottom Line starts a blog about her research and experiences with spanking. It’s an anonymous blog that soon develops a big following. The last thing Maggie wants is for her workmates to find out she’s the author of the popular spanking blog, but secrets have a way of getting out and creating embarrassment. I’m a case in point with my diary.
Do you keep a diary? If so, do you have a journal or do you have an online blog? Which do you prefer?
Shelley Munro writes contemporary and paranormal romance for Samhain Publishing. To learn more about Shelley and her books visit her website at www.shelleymunro.com
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I used to keep a diary, too, but it stopped when email started. If a researcher were to stumble onto a stash of my life sometime in the future, he or she would be quite puzzled, because written letters almost completely stopped then, too.
I do keep a personal blog, but its set to public, so I keep it pretty general. I have to say, even if it were private, I'd not be comfortable putting personal things in a public spot. LOL! It is an intriguing premise for a book, though!
Pauline - I don't think many people write letters these days. I know the board of our local postal system recently reported that the number of items delivered by posties has radically reduced. Even companies send their bills via email these days.
LOL - I hear you about the privacy thing. My heroine in The Bottom Line actually writes an anonymous diary until she is outed at work. That's when all the fun starts. :)
Yeah, even typing a letter and then having to walk all the way to the mail box is just so last century! LOL! For a while I tried to print and save the family emails, but got overwhelmed because we kept more in touch. And the fire hazard. lol
the book sounds que fun (and que embarrassing LOL)
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