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1Diary can refer to:
2* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: A character tells a story about themselves in the third person.
3* ApocalypticLog: A way of providing backstory for a doomed person in the form of records written by them, such as diary entries.
4* EpistolaryNovel: A type of story written as a series of {{Fictional Document}}s, often ones that are sent by multiple characters to each other.
5* IShouldWriteABookAboutThis: A story ends with the hero deciding to write a book about their adventures, with the implication that it's the story you just heard.
6* ScrapbookStory: A story with a framing device that takes the form of [[FictionalDocument in-universe documents]] written by characters in the story, such as diary entries.
7* SecretDiary: One character finds the secret diary of another character (almost AlwaysFemale), that contains all their [[DarkSecret darkest secrets]].
8* WritingAboutYourCrime: A criminal writes about their crime as though it's a fictional story, such as to brag about it or taunt the authorities who are investigating it.
9* The musical album, ''Music/{{Diary}}''.
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