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Writing Entries

This page covers how to create a journal entry, what each field does, and how to get the most out of the writing space.

Creating an entry​

Tap the + button from the Journals page. You'll be taken to the editor.

Required:

  • Title — the headline for the entry

Optional:

  • Type — Daily (tied to a date) or General (undated). Defaults to Daily.
  • Date — for Daily entries, the date this entry is for. Defaults to today.
  • Body — your writing. Supports full markdown: headers, bold, italic, lists, links, blockquotes, and code blocks.
  • Mood — a 1–10 score. Used to color-code the entry in your archive. Choose the number that felt true for the day or moment you're writing about.
  • Tags — custom labels you create. Add as many as you want. These power the tag filter in your journal archive.
  • Hero image — a full-width photo that displays at the top of the entry. Upload a file (PNG, JPG, WebP, HEIC, or DNG, up to 5MB) or paste an image URL.

Entry types explained​

Daily entries are for date-specific writing. Each daily entry is tied to one calendar date, making them easy to find when you're looking back at a specific day. Use them for daily reflections, morning pages, end-of-day recaps, or anything anchored to a moment in time.

General entries have no date attached. Use them for essays, ideas you return to over time, creative writing, or anything that doesn't belong to a specific day.

Both types appear in the same archive and can be filtered separately.

Mood scoring​

The mood field is a 1–10 scale you interpret for yourself. It isn't connected to the mood scale in the Mood section — it's a looser emotional annotation for your writing. Entries are color-coded in your archive by their mood score:

  • 9–10 — Vibrant
  • 7–8 — Radiant
  • 5–6 — Serene
  • 3–4 — Curious
  • Below 3 or unset — Pensive

The color appears as a badge on your entry cards, giving your archive a visual emotional texture at a glance.

Linking an entry​

From the entry editor, you can link the entry to other things in your Terra archive. Supported link types:

  • People
  • Events
  • Habits
  • Tasks
  • Goals
  • Media
  • Parks
  • Vacations
  • Restaurants
  • Other journals
  • Creators

Links don't change how the entry displays — they create connections you can trace later, either from the entry itself or from the linked item's profile.

Publishing and featuring​

Publish makes the entry visible on your public Terra profile. Unpublished entries are visible only to you.

Feature spotlights the entry at the top of your public journal archive. Use it for entries you're proud of or want visitors to read first.

Both toggles are in the editor and can be changed at any time.

Editing an existing entry​

Open any entry and use the edit button. All fields are editable including the type and date. Changes save on confirm.

Deleting an entry​

Use the delete option on an entry. Deletion is permanent and removes all links associated with that entry. There's no recovery, so confirm before deleting.