Creating a Fictional Blog
June 4th 2010 12:59
A fictional blog and a blog about fiction are far from being the same thing. This blog is a blog about fiction; a fictional blog is written from the point of view of one character and is essentially that character's blog. Depending on the context of your character's life, you may or may not allow comments. Comments should be responded to in character. It's a great way to get some publicity for your writing and your character.
What does this have to do with your Dear Diary project? Well, given a little bit of editing, your Dear Diary might make an excellent beginning for a fictional blog. It may have its own story arc, but that doesn't mean you can't add more to it as you go along.
When creating a blog fiction, you might decide to post daily, every other day, or once a week. Once a week is the minimum I would recommend. You might decide to take two or three of your Dear Diary entries and turn them into one if you're only posting weekly.
You should also decide ahead of time how your fictional timeline compares to our real life timeline. Is each day in real life one day in your world, or is it a week in your world? That's something that should be established right away both for you and for your readers. It probably doesn't make sense for your character to post it, but the information can go on an about page or on your personal website.
Also consider if you want your blog fiction to just be your character's diary posted online, or if your character might actually start a blog. If it's a diary you just want to post online, comments should be a no go. If you want to turn it into an actual blog, well, you might censor a few things here and there, and you would probably also allow comments.
The last thing you should do is decide when you're going to end your blog fiction, both in the character's timeline and in your timeline. Say you want to write a blog fiction just throughout the summer, or for one year. Set yourself a date to finish it, and a place in your character's story to finish it, or it might drag on forever.
If you'd like to learn more about blog fiction, check out Blog Fiction, a blogger site that has all kinds of information on blog fiction and dozens of examples to read.
Can you picture your character as a blogger?
What does this have to do with your Dear Diary project? Well, given a little bit of editing, your Dear Diary might make an excellent beginning for a fictional blog. It may have its own story arc, but that doesn't mean you can't add more to it as you go along.
When creating a blog fiction, you might decide to post daily, every other day, or once a week. Once a week is the minimum I would recommend. You might decide to take two or three of your Dear Diary entries and turn them into one if you're only posting weekly.
You should also decide ahead of time how your fictional timeline compares to our real life timeline. Is each day in real life one day in your world, or is it a week in your world? That's something that should be established right away both for you and for your readers. It probably doesn't make sense for your character to post it, but the information can go on an about page or on your personal website.
Also consider if you want your blog fiction to just be your character's diary posted online, or if your character might actually start a blog. If it's a diary you just want to post online, comments should be a no go. If you want to turn it into an actual blog, well, you might censor a few things here and there, and you would probably also allow comments.
The last thing you should do is decide when you're going to end your blog fiction, both in the character's timeline and in your timeline. Say you want to write a blog fiction just throughout the summer, or for one year. Set yourself a date to finish it, and a place in your character's story to finish it, or it might drag on forever.
If you'd like to learn more about blog fiction, check out Blog Fiction, a blogger site that has all kinds of information on blog fiction and dozens of examples to read.
Can you picture your character as a blogger?
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Comment by RedParrot
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Cheers!
RP
Comment by Dianna G
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I think the most important thing to do when writing a Dear Diary Project, and when deciding what to do with it when it's finished, is to remember that it's your character's diary, not yours. It's very easy for a writer to get caught up in the possibilities and to forget that it should be their character who is in charge, not them. Of course, if you're like me, your characters might just yell at you to make sure you remember-but most people's characters won't.
~Dianna
Comment by RedParrot
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This is part of the Dear Diary story from another character's point of view.
: )
Cheers!
RP