Diary

{Diary Entry #05} Should I keep a diary?

abril 24, 2019

I know it sounds moronic given the title of this entry, but I've been wondering whether I should keep an actual diary. Not necessarily pen-and-paper (this enterprise has failed over and over)  but a diary-like input in this blog. Something that is spontaneous and intimate, truly. Like this entry. Even my "diary entries" have been somewhat curated, especially the ones that have pictures. I take care of my grammar, my prose, my lexis. What I mean by "keeping a diary" is taking 10 minutes every few days to write thoughts and daily occurrences without delaying them (as I often do), and unveiling thoughts meant for intimacy.

I know online isn't precisely intimate. BUT. Nobody actually read this, and also even if a few people did, I feel it would be good to unveil my thoughts/feelings in a less direct way. I'm too brick-walled in anyways.

So. Keeping a diary?

This was my first experiment in doing so.

I hope it works.

Diary

{Diary Entry #03} Incorporating my Writing Life (or trying to, at least)

enero 14, 2019



So I won a (tiny) grant for undergraduate research, for which I have to write an article. As you may or may not know, I actually love writing. Yes, even academic writing. I think I'm good at it, and I have a grand time doing it.

The only problem is, I've never done it with publication in mind.

And, as it turns out, it's terrifying.