A writer with 15,000 followers wants to share this one thing: Just write honestly, and your note will be read more

"It's my own note, but I hold back and can't express my true feelings because I'm worried I'm 'talking too much...?'"
"My emotions are running high, but when I try to write them down, I end up settling for safe titles and sentences."

Surprisingly, many people feel that it is difficult to write their thoughts honestly like this. However, you should be able to write your personal note more freely.

So, how can you learn to write freely?

On February 9, 2026, the "Pen Club," a user community for the "Personal Editor®" which supports individual information dissemination, held the "12th note Consultation Meeting" with author/writer Yupi and representative Mizuno.

At the event, regarding notes written about personal experiences, many pieces of advice that hit home for the troubled participants were exchanged, such as "It's important to discard your shame" and "Start by acknowledging the 'part of you that wants to be comforted'". We will deliver a report on a portion of that event!

Speaker Profiles

Discarding "shame" to write articles that convey passion

First is Ayano Masumoto's note overflowing with "Baymax love".

"I was able to write the content I've always wanted to write! I would like advice on how to make it even better, so that readers find it fun," she commented.

Yupi: The title is great! It draws you in with "What is Baymax's 'way of being'?" However, looking at it as a whole, I felt that it has a detached impression and might be a little too neatly put together.

Yupi: Since I think the people who click on this title know Baymax to some extent, wouldn't it be okay to include spoilers? Or, if you add the hashtag "spoiler," a warning will be displayed at the beginning of the note, so you might want to make use of that.

If you don't worry about spoilers, you should be able to write more passionately. I want you to go all out in the part about your encounter with your "oshi" (favorite character) = Baymax!

Masumoto: Having six years of work experience, maybe I've unconsciously started thinking, "I have to put it together neatly...!"

Yupi: I understand that. But I think if you let go of the thought that "writing about things like this is a waste," you will be able to write more lightly.

For example, in the paragraph after you mention "I want to ride the Baymax Happy Ride (a Disneyland attraction)," you've already jumped to "I joined Disney+ the day after I got home."

Personally, I want to know "how you felt after riding it that led you to join Disney+!"

Mizuno: Describing things in detail might be the key to conveying the passion of an episode.

Yupi: I want you to read a book by Kaho Miyake called The Technique of Verbalizing 'Likes'. When writing about things you like, it's easy to just gloss over them with expressions like "I like it," "It's lovely," or "It's cute," but your passion comes across better if you express it in a geeky, detailed way, like "I felt this way about this specific part of X."

Surely, when you talk about Baymax to a close friend at a bar, you describe in detail "why you like it" and "what parts you like." When you write with the premise of publishing it on note, you tend to hold back a little, don't you?

That's why I think it's good to fill in the details while questioning yourself after you've finished writing. Like, "Huh? How did it feel to ride the Happy Ride?" "What kind of merchandise have you bought so far?" "How much of a 'Baymax fanatic' are you?"

Mizuno: If you review your writing while keeping a good listener in mind, you might be able to figure out the points that a first-time reader would be curious about or find interesting.

Yupi: Talking about the theme you're planning to write about to a friend and using them as a sounding board might also be good for taking inventory of the material in your head.

Also, to write about details, it's important to discard the 'shyness' within yourself. This is just training, so please keep writing!

The first step to writing that strikes a chord with readers is to acknowledge your "selfish self."

Next is the note by Kyohei Azuma, who writes about his daily life with his one-year-old son.

He commented, "I wrote an episode about when I was not only completely useless at handling my son's night crying, but was also told by my son that I was 'no longer needed.' I tried to write with a light tone, but the response was weak... I would appreciate some frank advice."

Mizuno: The Anpanman thumbnail is cute, but a photo with more of a sense of despair might fit this note better.

Yupi: That's true. Also, when I saw the thumbnail and title at a glance, I wondered if Anpanman was the one told he was no longer needed, so it might be good to include the subject "Dad" somewhere in the title.

Overall, I felt "you should try writing more honestly.". This is because, although it's not explicitly written, I'm sure Azuma-san has the feeling of "Dads want to be needed too," "Isn't it okay if it's Dad?"

Azuma: It's true, I had the feeling of "I want to be encouraged" and "I want to be empathized with," but I might have been trying not to write about it.

Mizuno: There are things you can only write because it's a personal note. Let's start by acknowledging the 'me who wants to be comforted'.

Yupi: I understand the feeling of not being able to write honestly well. I also used to think, "What will people think if I write so selfishly?" and "I have to finish it nicely." But the more you bring out the emotions you think are ugly, the more it will strike a chord with readers.

I recently published a candid note titled "I want to say 'I actually hate it' to 'Is it okay to have children?','" and I received comments from nearly 20 people.

Notes that lay bare your heart gather reactions, so I want Azuma-san to expose the despair and selfish feelings you felt at the time even more!

For memory essays, add your own perspective, not just the facts.

Finally, here is a note by Yui Kanno, who loves local train lines.

She says, "My notes are usually about my children, but I felt like I had written everything I wanted to say about that. I love geeky stations and local lines, so I wrote about an abandoned station in Hokkaido that I visited in the past and left a lasting impression on me."

Yupi: The scent of the train, the swaying, the sparse train schedule—the sensory details are meticulous, and the scene descriptions are wonderful. It made me feel like I was traveling with you.

Mizuno: This is an experience from 12 years ago, right? I'm curious why you decided to write about it on note now.

Yui: The setting of a novel I read recently was a different line in Hokkaido, and it reminded me of this station.

Mizuno: That description of the moment is exactly the kind of information that connects a 12-year-old episode with the reader reading it "now," so I think it would be good to put it at the beginning.

Yupi: Also, the title "[Station Visit Report] At the Northernmost Wooden Station Building" could be improved.

The reason is that at a glance, the title gives the impression of a report article, but as you read through the text, it's actually a travel essay.

So, I want to add a bit more emotion. For example, by adding something like "I can never go back," I think it would be good if the title conveyed what it was about the "northernmost wooden station building" that you found charming enough to write this note.

Presumably, Yui, your resolution regarding stations is higher than ours. I want to know what makes Bakkai Station unique compared to other abandoned stations or wooden station buildings.

Yui: Since it's the northernmost point, I got an impression of it being "harsh" (environmentally) and "lonely," so I'll try adding that to the title.

Yupi: It's amazing that you were able to capture the unique impression of Bakkai Station. I travel a lot too, but my descriptions of townscapes gradually start to sound the same. For example, if I write "colorful townscape" in a travelogue about Europe, I find myself thinking "is this place colorful too??" in the next town.

When that happens, putting fragments of your memories and experiences at that place into words and adding them to the title makes for a note with a sense of originality that includes your own perspective!

This consulting session featured a wide
range of advice, from the mindset for writing notes to concrete techniques for getting them read. I look forward to seeing many pieces of writing that warm the reader's heart born from this.

The next session will be held on March 16, 2026 (Mon) from 12:00 to 13:00. You can also participate via chat! Please feel free to join us during your lunch break.
※This is an event exclusively for "Personal Editor®" users
Production: Futari Koho (Writing: Kotomi Mizumoto / Editing: Miho Kanai)