Tips on journaling?

BastardBeastie 🌐

I've had a digital journal all about the various things i go through as a nonhuman being for quite a while now, but unfortunately i find myself writing less and less. I don't feel like it's a lack of motivation or anything, rather i just cant find anything to write about? I wish to keep adding stuff so I can look back on it later on, and it's a little frustrating to just have nothing to add to put on the blank page :x

I'd like to know if 1: you have a journal/log of sorts you write in and 2: how you manage to keep updating it on a regular/semi-regular basis

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LemLem

I journal about twice a month. Quantitative logging makes it into a spreadsheet, meanwhile the journal holds epiphanies or diary entries or little essays on specific prompts, but those don't happen often. Life is monotone, there isn't always something (alterhuman) to write about daily, and that's okay. 

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BastardBeastie

I guess that's true. The mention of spreadsheets did give me a small idea though so thanks :v

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LemLem

Happy to inspire :}

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Gillman

I write on Dreamwidth a lot! I do it whenever I have a quiet moment, usually at the beginning of my day. I will go over any big events since I last updated, or at least the biggest, most important thing I can think of. Sometimes it's HUGE, other times I just watched a particularly good episode of a show, or perhaps the weather was nice. Really, any memory or event that I would not like to be forever gone in the depths of my memory. 

I also put down any ideas I have and a quick explanation of my thinking. Sometimes I end up repeating ideas in each entry, but it helps me keep an eye on what I want to do and why. 

Sometimes nonhumanity will come up, sometimes not. I just write about what is important to me in the moment. I also do not force myself to do it every day. If I have a quiet moment in the morning, I take the opportunity. I recommend finding a certain situation in which you would like to write, and just letting yourself write whenever you're there. It doesn't have to be every day. You don't have to be incredibly consistent with it. And you'll find your own way of doing it in time. 

I hope this helps! Good luck! 

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