National Journal Writing Month

1st day of January, April, July and October.
Take the Challenge

National Journal Writing Month

1st day of January, April, July and October.
Take the Challenge

National Journal Writing Month

1st day of January, April, July and October.
Take the Challenge

National Journal Writing Month

1st day of January, April, July and October.
Take the Challenge

National Journal Writing Month

1st day of January, April, July and October.
Take the Challenge

National Journal Writing Month

1st day of January, April, July and October.
Take the Challenge

National Journal Writing Month

1st day of January, April, July and October.
Take the Challenge

NaJoWriMo Starts April 1st

Why Participate in NaJoWriMo

30 Day Challenges

Take the NaJoWriMo challenge and develop and maintain a journal writing habit in 30 days. 

Personal Growth

Use journal writing for personal enrichment, reaching goals, exploring your creativity, and recording your life as you live it.

Growing Community

Learn how journal writing is a powerful tool and practice for learning, problem-solving, and keeping yourself centered.

Benefits of Journal Writing

Enhance writing skills

Journal writing builds writing fluency and helps you learn to express your thoughts and ideas. 

Relieve stress

When you write honestly and pour out your worries, writing can help you process your emotions and what’s on your mind.

Boost your memory

Journal writing is a great way to keep track of your experiences, ideas, and daily reactions to what’s happening in your world.

Set & attain goals

When you write something down, you become more committed to action. Writing helps you plan and figure out how to reach your goals.

Explore thoughts and ideas

Journal writing is a dialogue with yourself. You can explore your thoughts and ideas about anything you want without being judged or censored.

Order Journal Writing Prompts 

NaJoWriMo Journal Writing Book

Experienced journal writers know that writing can reveal submerged thoughts and ideas and help us figure out problems and connect to truths we often overlook.

The prompts for this journal writing book invite you to ponder…

  • What challenges are you not facing?
  • What’s something new you could try?
  • What old habits need burying?
  • What have you lost in your life?
  • What fresh paths do you want to start on?
  • What do you need to change or improve upon?

Amazon Review:

I’ve always liked writing from prompts. I used to find them on the Internet or in books. Now I have 30 days of prompts built into an attractive journal that includes writing tips and several inspiring quotes. I recommend you try this for a month and see where it takes you. Enjoy! –Joanne Carnevale

NaJoWriMo April Email Course

Sign up for the NajoWriMo Journal Email Course on December 31st to receive daily journaling prompts during January. The prompts are the same as those in the Journal Writing Book.

This course is a great way to get daily reminders to write in your journal while also providing a themed journaling approach.

If you fall behind in your daily journaling, you can always access the prompts online in your Gumroad account Don’t forget to join the NajaWriMo newsletter list for reminders about the course

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Year-end Journal Writing Prompts

Year-end Journal Writing Prompts

Year-end journal writing reflections can be incredibly beneficial as they provide an opportunity for self-reflection and encourage personal accountability. They can help put...

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I’ve been journal writing for 30+ years for a long-term collection of my thoughts, progression of self over time, and recording of travels/events. I rarely use prompts, but April’s [Personal Renewal] theme struck a chord with me, and I’ve enjoyed the focused, thematic journaling quite a lot. 

Gary Varner

I’ve been journaling and art journaling for over 20 years. I find NaJoWriMo helpful when I’m stumped about what to write, how to dig deeper, and how to face issues I may have avoided — it helps me grow. THANK YOU SO MUCH, NAJOWRIMO — you’ve helped me keep journaling and attached to what I really love.

Lin Frye

National Journal Writing Month

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Join the NaJoWriMo mailing list and receive a copy of “Tips for Maintaining Journal Writing Habit". Your email address will only be used for sending you NaJoWriMo blog updates. Emails sent no more than once or twice a month. You get tips and ideas for getting most out your journal writing.

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