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Diaries are generally [[Nonfiction]], although they can be used as a story-telling device for [[Fiction|fictional]] works as well and may contain works of [[Fiction]] within the Diary itself. Fictional diaries are easy to publish in serial formats like the [[Web Serial Novel]].

See also [[Secret Diary]], [[Scrapbook Story]], [[Epistolary Novel]], and [[~~Captains~~ Log]].

See also [[Secret Diary]], [[Scrapbook Story]], [[Epistolary Novel]], and [[Captain's Log]].

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=== Nonfiction Examples ===

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* ''The [[Bridget Jones]] Diaries''

* ''[[Charlotte Powers]]'' is presented as the journal of a fifteen year-old superhero.

* The ''[[Dear America]]'' book series, and its spinoffs, ''My America'', ''My Name Is America'', and ''[[The Royal Diaries|Royal Diaries]]''. The ''[[The Royal Diaries|Royal Diaries]]'' are fictional diaries "written" by real [[~~Everythings~~ Better With Princesses|royalty]], including Cleopatra VII, [[The Virgin Queen|Elizabeth I]], [[Mary of Scotland|Mary Queen of Scots]], Catherine the Great, [[Marie Antoinette]], Grand Duchess Anastasia, and others that aren't as easy to name drop.

* The ''[[Dear America]]'' book series, and its spinoffs, ''My America'', ''My Name Is America'', and ''[[The Royal Diaries|Royal Diaries]]''. The ''[[The Royal Diaries|Royal Diaries]]'' are fictional diaries "written" by real [[Everything's Better With Princesses|royalty]], including Cleopatra VII, [[The Virgin Queen|Elizabeth I]], [[Mary of Scotland|Mary Queen of Scots]], Catherine the Great, [[Marie Antoinette]], Grand Duchess Anastasia, and others that aren't as easy to name drop.

* The Costa Rican novel ''Pantalones Cortos'' and its sequels ''Verano de Colores'' and ''Pantalones Largos''. It's worth noticing that these are actually "pormediarios" as they are written "de día por medio" (every other day)

* ''The Diary of Adam and Eve'' by [[Mark Twain]]