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RenanAssuno wrote: I've been thinking about creating a creepypasta type diary. I do not have much idea what to write or what kind of monster to create. Any suggestion? Aside from "come up with your own ideas," I do have one suggestion. Before you do anything else, consider this:

The narrator is keeping a journal of some sort. Does that make sense? For example, if someone is currently being killed, they wouldn't write, "Now it's pulling me closer. I have to get out. If anyone reads this, please help me and save yourself." That doesn't make sense. They would write "HELP," or nothing at all.

In general, the easiest way of dealing with this is to make sure your narrator survives. If they die, you have only two options- describe everything, which doesn't make sense, or describe very little, which is logical but not interesting to read.

99% of the journal-style pastas I've read fall into this trap, and it really decreases their quality. Good luck with your writing. I'm interested to see it.