Emily Howitt

If you're female, chances are at one point you've had a diary. Or if you're male, you may have had one too. I'm not trying to be sexist, I'm just not sure how many people of male species keep diaries, (although male vampires seem particularly fond of them). Either way, if you can write, you can keep a diary, and there are many benefits to doing so. 1. You have a record of your life. You may be like, "oh, yeah, big deal. I got a record of my life." But what people don't realize, is you're not going to remember the individual days that well. You probably have a good idea of what you did last week, and the week before that, but how about March when you were twelve? Odds are you'll remember big things, but it may be interesting to look back on your life when you're a lot older, and see how your younger self used to think, and how things have changed. 2. If you're a writer, you can use pieces of your diary to make a story. Not everyone w...

Writer's Block. We've all had it, I've had it these past few days. But whether you are writing an essay or a blog article do not fret my friend, because there are cures for the dreaded writer's block. Cure Number One: Make a List One of the easiest ways to cure writers block is to make a list of things that relate to the topic. For example, you are asked to write on dogs but haven't a clue where to start. Well, you can start by listing breeds, colours, sizes, attitudes, living conditions, personalities and so forth. You then look at your list and connect relating items. Or you can use this to generate a topic by simply listing things which interest you. Cure Number Two: Research Some of us love research, some hate it, but it can be an excellent soldier against writer's block. This works best when you are given a topic or different choices, or even if you have a few ideas clinking around, but are not sure where to go with them. Then all you have to do is go...