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I'm rewriting my SCP and changing the exploration log into a report. The reason for this is because there cannot logically be a video feed, and relying on dialogue to describe everything is too bothersome. So, the events that took place will be recorded by a D-Class after the exploration, in a style similar to a journal entry.

My main problems are the tone (trying to convey an awestruck attitude, which gradually changes into dread) and incorporating characterisation (he will start off relatively calm, but will become demoralised and shaken throughout the exploration). Please give some advice.

Right now, my only reference is the SCP-835 document. Are there other after-action reports that I can read?

(Also, I feel that there should be a guide on writing logs in general. That would be helpful.)

Moved to Questions Desk, as this is more a question of how to write material for the wiki than asking for assistance researching something related to hard science.

If you want to make the audience feel a certain way, the "show don't tell" method tends to elicit more genuine emotional response, from what I've seen. Avoid having dialogue/material that just outright states what the character is feeling.

The MTF contest had a requirement that all teams post an after-action report, so you can like around the contest archive for log examples: http://www.scp-wiki.net/mobile-task-force-contest

I'm not too sure about having a guide for logs, since there are many kinds of experimental, incident, observation, and exploration logs out there, and writers essentially use whichever format they prefer rather than relying on one set of guidelines. It's something to consider, though!