Java Program

Please i need help on how to program a digital diary...

Do you have any specific questions about your project?
Please post your code and any questions about problems you are having.

Well actually it's a project i was given to work on and i need guidelines or steps on how to work on it, please if you have any idea could you help out here?...I was asked to write a program on digital diary using java language...and i don't know how to start at all

Start by doing some design work.
What features should the program have?
What should the GUI look like?
How will the user's interaction with the GUI control what the program does?
Will the program require a file to save data in? What should be saved?
When you have the details listed,
Then start with writing the code for the GUI.

Thanks very much

Please i was asked to create a database for my program, how am i to go with it?