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I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but here goes. Let me know if I should ask this somewhere else.
I've been thinking about writing a fiction serial. The idea is that each episode will be a diary entry. Each episode will start with 'Dear Diary:'.
The story that unfolds is of a teenage guy who went through a traumatic event when he was younger. The diary is a way for him to cope with the trauma and hopefully relieve him of the nightmares that haunt him.
His interest in a girl (no surprise there) has forced him to face the secrets that have haunted him for years.
So my question is: Is this a good vehicle for telling a story? (i.e. story told through diary entries) Thanks for any advise, for or against this idea.
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Greets! You might want to try dropping that in a forum like "Writing.Com General Discussion" Open in new Window. ... That's a good spot to chat about writing and get advice. *Smile*
Eddie,

The Story Master is of course the ultimate authority on WdC. Since you are here, epistolary accounts have been used successfully in the past. See: Diary of Ann Frank. I wrote something in a similar style but with everything written in a single entry.
"Be Careful What You Tell Your Kids" Open in new Window.
The Screwtape Letters in another famous example. Heck, the Bible has a bunch of that.
I say, go for it. Send a day or two to me to review when you finish them and I'll be happy to look at it.

Good Luck!

CanImagine
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