Hello Saraw

I know a lot of people go green at the idea of writing a journal but it doesn't have to be a list of what you've done - the trick is to make it much more than that but how is really your choice. Some people write more about their feelings, some people have a theme - i.e. one thing that made them feel really grateful that day - or you could use the journal (and you don't have to write every day) to practice noticing things...writers should be observant so write about the funny thing you saw the kids doing today, or the odd snippet of conversation you overheard two old guys having in the queue in the post office.

The thing with knowing what to do next with a bigger project is knowing more about the characters and what makes them tick than just having the bare bones ideas. It seems to me from the people I've heard talk or write about writing that everyone approaches this bit of preparing to write differently - some like to know every bit of what will happen from start to finish, others just like to have a vague idea and start writing then see what comes up. Which do you think will work best for you?