[header] How to write a novel using your journal [title] Look for moments that felt powerful to you. [step] Read through your journal and search for any moments that jump out at you. Highlight or underline moments may have been powerful and intense for you at the time.
[header] How to write a novel using your journal [title] Look for moments that felt powerful to you. [step] Read through your journal and search for any moments that jump out at you. Highlight or underline moments may have been powerful and intense for you at the time.
You may then compare how the feeling felt with the ones immediately before it. [title] Use your journal as a sorting point. You could then turn these powerful moments into the beginnings of your novel. [substeps] For example, maybe you have a vivid journal entry about the first time you experienced sexual desire as a young person. Then, highlight or underline any moments that strike you as relevant to your writing and can be framed as your own. [substeps] Evaluate your events as an important part of your life and remember them as a part of your journal. Identify any moments that felt weak or overpowering, which were self-defeating. [substeps] If you struggled during a difficult or painful time, for example during a recent week, details about your struggles may come back to you throughout the week.