How should i start a diary on the reign of terror?

Answer 1

Dear Diary,Somehow or another, "Dear Diary, Today I want to tell you how I feel about the Reign of Terror." That ought to get your off to a good start. You might want to mention the names of at least a dozen or so people who were sent to the guillotine and be sure to include details like what they were wearing, their last words and why the world will be deprived by their absence or why the world was a better place because they met The National Razor.

Add as much of the gory details that you can find and try to interject any humorous detail that you can find. (Diaries are a private Affair after all and you will be quite pleased with yourself if or when you someday look back at the entry.) Get the facts right and check your spelling, grammar, punctuation and Capitalization because you surely don't want to appear as if you were stupid, intoxicated or hallucinating, when you made the original entry.

Diary space is sometimes limited, so keep it simple, factual and entertaining by squeezing in as many factoids as possible without repetition, superlatives and unessential adjectives. Never use acronyms, Morse Code, Chat Room lingo, foreign languages, street talk, slang, vulgarities or obscenities. (Mothers are snoopy but busy people, and they don't have time for bovine male fecal matter.) (Why do you think she gave you a lockable, privacy guaranteed Diary with a spare key when you turned thirteen?)