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I've been thinking recently about our local famous author, the Rev Francis Kilvert, a Victorian clergyman. In fact, he was a diarist, rather than an author, and never intended his work to be published. Instead, he was using his diaries as writing practice, working towards the day that he would write that best selling novel.
Sadly, he died suddenly at the age of 37, and never realised his dream.
So, does anyone here write a diary (or a blog) and, if so, do they treat it as writing practice towards the goal of that best selling novel?
To set the ball rolling, I used to write a diary. In fact, I'm waiting for one of the people I wrote about to die so I can publish!
However, since I got down to serious work on my novel, I haven't touched my diary at all.
Sadly, he died suddenly at the age of 37, and never realised his dream.
So, does anyone here write a diary (or a blog) and, if so, do they treat it as writing practice towards the goal of that best selling novel?
To set the ball rolling, I used to write a diary. In fact, I'm waiting for one of the people I wrote about to die so I can publish!
However, since I got down to serious work on my novel, I haven't touched my diary at all.