If you had a secret journal or notebook today, what would you include? To give you some inspo, here at 15 things to write in a diary, the one place where you could spill all the tea.

Writing forces you to organize and clarify your thoughts. You learn better when you write things down and are more likely to follow through. So what should you be writing in this notebook?

Dear Annie: I’m writing in regards to “Heartbroken Cancer Survivor,” who has short-term memory loss from chemo treatments and feels she annoys her family when she repeats questions and ...

John Schu is a best-selling author, a children’s librarian and a tireless evangelist for the power of a blank page.