by Guest Author | Dec 9, 2015 | Journal Writing Prompts
Growing up poor, at a young age I learned to become a magpie: I collected and kept bits of nothing because I didn’t have anything. Once I began collecting memories on paper as well as the small mementos I kept in my pockets and bags, it seemed to be a natural...
by Guest Author | Nov 14, 2015 | About Journal Writing, Guest Blog Articles, Resources
At some point in my early teens, I heard it said that good writers keep journals. At the time, I wasn’t sure how jotting down events from my boring little life could possibly affect my ability to pen a novel. But since I was already keeping a journal anyway, I...
by Guest Author | Nov 11, 2015 | About Journal Writing, Advice, Guest Blog Articles
Courage to Write the Truth Years ago, writing my first personal journal entry, I gripped my pen like the fear that gripped me. I was afraid of what would pour out. Afraid of what it would mean. Afraid of what I would discover about myself that I didn’t want to know....
by Guest Author | Nov 4, 2015 | About Journal Writing, Advice, Guest Blog Articles
At the close of NaJoWriMo October, journal writer, Polly Anna Watson graciously shared with me her response to the final journaling prompt for that month. (The theme for October was Exploring Creativity.) I truly appreciate her feedback and the feedback from...
by Guest Author | May 5, 2015 | Journal Writing Prompts
The most important lesson your journal can teach you—as a writer and as a person—is to be honest with yourself about yourself. It’s easy to confuse how you do feel with how you think you should feel. And then to feel ashamed for not feeling the “right” way. We are...
