Copyright 2005 Writer's Eye Advisory Service
First of all, I often become too intense when I journal.
Sometimes it’s easier for me to be serious then to write fun
entries. There’s always a season to journal about serious
topics. I am going to introduce one simple way to have fun when
you journal.
Create Your Persona: Create a whole new personality, a person
who has all of your favorite character traits, mannerisms and
work skills. To avoid boredom, make sure that your persona is
interesting to you.
Picture Your Persona: Remember that this is symbol for this
persona, draw a simple image. You can use this symbol when you
write entries or you may just use your persona’s initials.
Give Your Persona A Backstory: Write a three sentence history
of your persona, so you can differentiate this persona from
other people that you might write about in the future. Stop,
reread your three sentences and add any extra details in a
fourth sentence.
Chat With Your Persona: Practice journaling with your persona,
using letters, sharing pictures, and doodles. To enhance your
entries, experiment using colored pens, crayons and other
materials.
Reread Your Entries: Finally, after you finish your first
dialogue, stop and reread your conversation(s). What surprised
you? What bothered you? What do you want to repeat in future
conversations? Do you want to continue chatting with your
current persona? Do you want to create new persona? Did you have
fun with this exercise? If not, what could you do to increase
the fun potential with your next persona?
Feel free to experiment with this exercise at least one more
time, before you move on to another technique. Enjoy creating
and interacting with other parts of yourself!!
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