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April 22, 2020

HOW DO I MAKE MY DIARY EXCITING?

Dear Nikki,

I got a diary for my birthday and I was super excited because ever since I started reading your books, I’ve wanted to keep my own diary. But then…it turned out I’m REALLY bad at it! Like, it’s just SO BORING. I keep thinking if someone ever stole my diary, the only reason it would be embarrassing is because I don’t have an exciting life!  And since my life is so boring, I hardly write anything! Before I give up, though, do you have any tips?

Desperate Diary Dilemma

Hi Desperate Diary Dilemma,

Do I have any diary tips?!?! You have come to the right place, my friend!!! I’m the world’s ULTIMATE EXPERTin diary writing! Okay, maybe not, but I’ve been doing it for a loooong time, so I DO know what I’m talking about!!! 😀

First of all, writing in your diary should be FUN! Or if not fun, it should feel good. It should be a way to check in with your feelings, express when you’re mad or sad, or toremember funny or happy things that happen. If it’s a chore, then STEP AWAY FROM THE DIARY.

People think their diary has to be fabulously exciting, but that’s just not realistic. Because our lives are not action movies. (LOL! Can you imagine if like Harry Potter kept a diary? Dear Diary, Today Voldemort tried to kill me AGAIN! What is WITH that guy?!)

Your diary doesn’t have to be a list of what you did each day, unless you want it to be. Try something out of the ordinary that’s simple and fun, like each day drawing a face emoji that represents how you’re feeling.

Maybe that’s ALL you write for that day. Or if you feel like explaining why you chose that emoji face, you totally can!

You could also answer these questions every day or whenever:

• What are you grateful for today?
• What do you wish had gone differently?
• What are your hopes for tomorrow?

 

Also, remember that a diary isn’t only for writing! You can draw, even if you don’t feel like you’re a great artist. Try drawing a stick figure cartoon answering one of the questions I mentioned above. Hey, I do it like ALL the time! J!!

The most important thing is to remember that it’s supposed to be fun, and it’s just for you. No one else is going to read it. If you skip days, who cares? If it’s boring sometimes? Who cares? If you take a break from it for a while, that’s TOTALLY fine. When you come back, try something new. Find a journal prompt online (there are lots of them—questions to get you started) and use that to get rolling again.

I hope that helps! I love my diary SOOOO much. I bet if you try these tips, you’ll love yours too! And if not, you know what? That’s okay. You’ll find some other way to express yourself!

Do you keep a diary? How do you keep it fun and exciting? Tell us in the comments!

 

 

 

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  1. advise girl says

    May 21, 2020 at 12:58 pm

    always keep your Dairy what if you ever want to write about a field trip or something in our life that was amazing. do any of you ever read the one with the tips in it if you have not read it is has some great tips and in the all the way back of the book it has a starter dairy. try to use that dairy.

  2. cg434245 says

    May 21, 2020 at 12:23 pm

    Add nice moments of your life!!

  3. Miss ccp dork says

    May 21, 2020 at 11:47 am

    Lol

  4. MacKenzie but nicer says

    May 21, 2020 at 9:02 am

    I got a diary for my ninth bday, the only thing exciting in there was a food fight we had in the cafeteria

  5. Twincool! says

    May 21, 2020 at 8:47 am

    Hi everyone!

    I have finally made my desicion to tell my friends I am switching schools by phone. Thanks Justme and Thanks RRR for DD for helping out a little (even though it was only two people)

    TYSM!!

    ✨Always let your inner STAR shine!✨

    -Twincool!

  6. amethyst’s wife lol says

    May 21, 2020 at 1:34 am

    Maybe write about your favorite show? Make up theories? Practice shading? Make an original character?

  7. curly pop says

    May 20, 2020 at 10:38 pm

    Nikki is the best!

  8. Dorks4ever says

    May 20, 2020 at 10:27 pm

    I have a booooooring diary too. Don’t worry, your not alone. 🙂

  9. Fluttershy/Dork diaries fan says

    May 20, 2020 at 2:21 pm

    If you want, you could always just put your secrets or presious memories. Or all about yourself.

  10. Miss Know It All says

    May 20, 2020 at 11:35 am

    There are lots of ways to make your diary more exciting! I am like a Miss Know It All!

    Write about your every day life! Maybe take photos and glue them in there! Add some sparkles and glitter! Find stuff to decorate it! And remember, have fun and always let your inner DORK shine through!

  11. dorky dork says

    May 20, 2020 at 9:08 am

    girl i feel you when ever i try to right in a diary i end up forgetting about it

  12. dorkdairysuperfan says

    May 20, 2020 at 4:33 am

    same thing had happened to me

  13. Superdorky says

    May 19, 2020 at 6:22 pm

    Gurl! Ask Nikki is the greatest idea!

  14. DorkyDrawer 101 says

    May 19, 2020 at 6:01 pm

    Life can be boring, but…YOU CAN DRAW WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PERFECT LIFE!! It’s soooo fun drawing people from NHH, drawing evil Mackenzie, and drawing….well a perfect me!! I guess that’s not really a journel slash diary but it’s still fun and exiting!!

  15. Librarian says

    May 19, 2020 at 2:13 pm

    I have a diary, but I only write in it when something SUPERexciting happens in it. Also, my brother read mine, and now I’m afraid he’ll keep reading it when i keep writing. BTW love ur books! Plz make another!

  16. purple mermaid says

    May 19, 2020 at 2:09 pm

    same here i just have had nothing to write lateley

  17. HAPPY GIRL CANT KEEP A DIARY says

    May 19, 2020 at 1:34 pm

    I HAD PLENTY DIARY BUT COULDNT KEEP ONE FOR A MONTH NIKKI PLEAS HOW CAN I KEEP A DIARY FOR A LONG TIME

  18. JoJo Siwa says

    May 19, 2020 at 1:22 pm

    JK! I AM JUST FAN GOT YOU!

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