by Bakari Chavanu | Apr 10, 2019 | About Journal Writing, Advice, Resources
When I finally get around to working on long range projects, my journal becomes my counselor for working through my procrastination and frustrations, a coach for keeping me motivated, and a light bulb of ideas for completing projects. I know for certain I would have...
by Bakari Chavanu | Mar 30, 2019 | Resources
When I looking for journal writing inspiration, I sometimes read the humorous, quirky, and often insightful diary entries of David Sedaris. Published in 2017, Sadaris’ Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) is a hefty 529 pages of selected diary entries. The...
by Bakari Chavanu | Mar 27, 2019 | Advice, Day One Journal App, Resources
When I started journaling in the early ‘80s, I looked forward to purchasing at least one new notebook every year and filling it up with journal entries. But after I started using the Day One journaling, my journal writing increased, and I got even more out of...
by Bakari Chavanu | Oct 16, 2018 | Resources
If you keep a paper journal, you might find that a bookmark can be a useful tool for not only bookmarking pages, but also as a source of inspiration for journal writing. To this end, I designed four bookmarks that I have made available for personal download.Not yet a...
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...
by Bakari Chavanu | Nov 2, 2015 | Day One Journal App, Resources
At the end of each NaJoWriMo month, I export my journal entries for that month and save them as a PDF, which I find more enjoyable to read on my iPad than in the Day One application. Today I created my book cover in Canva.com, which is provides...
