In secret kept, in silence sealed;
The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures,
Whose charms were broken if revealed."
--Charlotte Bronte
One of the rules of free writing is to try not to address your thoughts to an audience. This goes against everything in our culture. This process is impossible for some writers. I read once about a journal writer who had so much trouble with the idea of avoiding an audience that she deliberately addressed all of her journal entries to Vincent Van Gogh. This helped her focus. After a year of her "Dear Vincent" journal entries, she was able to actually write a book based on her journals!
Another beneficial practice is to actually pretend you are someone else and address your journal entries to yourself. These ideas may sound crazy to those who have no issues with journal writing. It has been my experience, however, that when problem solving, the solution is often to be found in increased complexity, as opposed to simplicity. Complexity gives us more opportunities to grab on to a solution.
Today's challenge for your journal is to choose a person, fictional or real, and write to them in your journal. If you prefer, write in your journal as though you are that person. Good luck, and happy writing.