National Journal Writing Month starts up again on April 1st. The theme for the month-long challenge is Personal Renewal Through Journal Writing.

The theme invites you to ponder these and other questions…

What challenges are we not facing?
What’s something new we could try?
Is it time to bury old habits?
In your life, what have you lost?
What fresh paths do we want to start on?
What do we need to change or improve upon?

Why Take the Challenge?

If you’re a new or experienced journal writer, NaJoWriMo offers a great opportunity to use writing for self-reflection and self-renewal.

Also, taking part in NaJoWriMo April may be the challenge that could encourage you to write regularly.

How to Participate

Choose a tool for journal writing:

Pen and notebook
Digital journaling
Digital notebook
Your favorite text editors, such as Word or Google Docs

2. You can certainly complete the NaJoWriMo any way you like, but you might want to take o ne of three journal writing challenges.

For April, the focus of the journal writing prompts is Personal Renewal.

3. Let a friend or social media followers know that you’re taking the NaJoWriMo April challenge. Join the NaJoWriMo Facebook group, where you can get motivated to complete the challenge.

Journal Writing Course

You can also purchase the NaJoWriMo April Email course, which provides an original daily prompt for NaJoWriMo April.

Note: If you order the course, be sure to do so on Thursday, March 31st. Your emails will start on April 1st. If you order the course before March 31st, it will begin the day after your order.

Purchase NaJoWriMo April Book

If you want a paper journal for NaJoWriMo April, you can order the Personal Renewal Through Journal Writing book.

The book includes two lined pages for each of the 30 prompts. You will need to order the book by March 25th in time for the April challenge.

The Happiness Journal

Lifetime Press has several other journaling books, including the new Happiness Journal that you can use for NaJoWriMo April.

10 Comments

Debra on March 24, 2016 at 10:32 am

I’m looking forward to this challenge!
- Bakari Chavanu on March 24, 2016 at 9:48 pm
  
  Great, Debra. Are you new to journal writing?
C. Marie Dear on March 22, 2016 at 4:16 pm

I ordered a new journal today! I’m looking forward to April!
- Bakari Chavanu on March 24, 2016 at 9:47 pm
  
  Awesome. Great that you signed up. How long have you been journal writing?
Britney on March 22, 2016 at 1:12 pm

I participated last year and definitely had an enlightening time. Looking forward to April 2016!
- Bakari Chavanu on March 22, 2016 at 1:59 pm
  
  Awesome, Briney. Great to hear you’re taking the challenge again. Thanks for participating. Happy journaling.
beth wade on March 21, 2016 at 3:53 pm

I’m ready to go! Can’t wait for the prompts, but my sister sent me a Gratitude Journal Prompt as well so I will be doing both. One in my written Journal and one on Day One! I currently use Day One daily, but I look forward to words on paper!
- Bakari Chavanu on March 22, 2016 at 2:07 pm
  
  Hi Beth, glad you joined up. You can use NaJoWriMo anyway you like. You will receive daily prompts, but don’t feel as though you need to respond to each one of them. You can always be flexible with how you use them. Happy journaling.
Aimee on March 23, 2015 at 3:26 pm

I’m definitely taking the thematic approach for April 2015 to accompany a self-examination and theology study in my church. So glad you’re holding this again.
- Bakari Chavanu on March 23, 2015 at 3:53 pm
  
  Thank you, Aimee. I really appreciate your feedback. Keep us posted on how your journaling is going throughout the month.