Comments on First Novels Club: Dear diary: Deep thoughts from 14-year-old me.

Even a 10-year old can have deep thoughts.

2012-02-21T07:55:54.897-05:00

Even a 10-year old can have deep thoughts.

Your impressive and unique content amazed me. You ...

2012-01-26T05:56:28.475-05:00

Your impressive and unique content amazed me. You have written perfect piece.

Donna, oh my goodness. I love this. And that phot...

2012-01-10T22:01:32.809-05:00

Donna, oh my goodness. I love this.

And that photo. I remember that photo!

--Brittany

@annie - So glad you loved it! I have a box with a...

2012-01-02T14:54:48.063-05:00

@annie - So glad you loved it! I have a box with all of my journals that I took with me when I moved out.

@Sara - That's hilarious! How convenient that the password was the exact same gibberish!

@Meredith - I know! What we considered important enough to chronicle at the age of 6. My youngest diary is from third grade.

@Joanne - One day when I'm stuck for ideas, I'm totally using the diaries for inspiration!

Donna, you're so lucky! Those diaries are wor...

2012-01-01T22:48:00.307-05:00

Donna, you're so lucky! Those diaries are worth their weight in gold. There's a novel (or two) hidden in there. Think about it.

I wish I'd kept mine. Sigh! Still have one notebook left from high school, which brings back some awful and wonderful memories.

Happy New Year!

I've also kept journals since I was little. I ...

2012-01-01T21:08:42.049-05:00

I've also kept journals since I was little. I actually found a first grade one which was HILARIOUS to read through.

I'm so glad I've kept all my journals! It's fun to read through them from time to time. :)

-Meredith

Oh man, this is so appropriately timed! I just cle...

2011-12-30T21:08:00.422-05:00

Oh man, this is so appropriately timed! I just cleaned the office recently, and found several old (MS/HS aged) notebooks filled with story fragments...let's just say it's good they're buried in the office. I will give you this gem of an excerpt:

"I was at a hacking site. I pushed a combination of keys to bring up a Russian government site. I clicked on enter and stood up, wanting to stretch. My nightshirt fell past my knees to its original length. I sat back down and looked at the screen. The words PASSWORD REQUIRED were flashing on the screen. I typed in a long code of gibberish and hit return. I expected a white screen with the words Access Denied to come up, but that didn't happen. Cool!"

Oh my lord, this might be one of my very favorite ...

2011-12-30T06:18:47.250-05:00

Oh my lord, this might be one of my very favorite First Novel Club posts ever. Thanks so much for sharing your journals! I think mine had a very similar vibe. (Although I tossed most of them once my parents decided my old room was going to be a guest room.)