It all depends on what purpose you want your diary to serve. Since there are tons of things to write in a diary, like your favorite quotes, dreams, and travel destinations, your first step is ...

I think Bostonians have a lot of interesting things to offer a project like this,” she said. To follow along and see what people are writing, check out the Bench Diary’s website.

Beck: Did writing in the diary bring you comfort at all or was it only a source of anxiety? Manguso: Absolutely. It brought me great solace to write things down and to make sense of them.

He says he started writing a diary as he was “nauseated” by fiction. In this interactive article Malorie Blackman takes us through the key things all successful children’s writers must overcome.

What to Write in Your Sleep Diary You don't have ... What Your Sleep Diary Can Tell You -- and Your Doctor A sleep diary can reveal a few things you didn't expect about your sleep patterns.