It can happen to anyone. Even the most dedicated journal keeper can experience periods of dryness while keeping a journal. A member of one of the journal writing groups I’m involved in online called it journal drought. Others might refer to it as the journal blahs, but it doesn’t matter what you call it. A […]
For those of you who love reading and dedicate a good portion of your journal writing towards your response to what you read, this group might be for you.
Lisa has formed a Yahoo group online which works out to be a writing prompt that will last all year. The idea is quite simple; read one […]
The first time I came across this journal writing prompt was in the book The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. One of the exercises is to write your future self a letter. Cameron’s exercise encourages you to write to yourself at 80 years of age. I found this a valuable exercise which helped me gain […]
If you’re stuck for something to write in your journal today try Dawn Vinson’s Tuesday Ten.
There are several other random prompt generators online. I’ll add them as I find them online, but here’s another one you might like from the Creativity Portal.
Please share your favourite online Random Prompt Generators in the comments below.
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Writing your personal thoughts inside a journal can leave you feeling exposed. Should the wrong person get hold of those pages, they could very well take your thoughts the wrong way, or even the right way, and have reason to feel angry with you. As your journal is a personal tool you should never shy […]
Another technique to use for personal journal writing is the unsent letter. This is a powerful tool to unload the weight of guilt, withheld emotion, deep-seated anger and many other troubles we carry in our lives. Just as you would sit and write a letter to a friend or a loved one, with this technique […]
I promised more on journal privacy. Here’s another interesting way to protect your privacy as it is exposed in your journal; write in code.
One way to ensure no one reads your journal entries, or at least makes no sense of anything written there, is to devise some kind of a personal code, significant to you […]
It’s a good question to ask yourself, especially if this is the first time you’ve even kept a journal. When I first started writing a journal I asked myself why I wanted to spend time writing down my thoughts. My answer, at the time, was to improve my writing skills. Over time the reasons I […]
When I wrote about making my own journal I mentioned a solution to the problems I’d encountered. See the photo below for my answer to those problems.
These clips, for want of a better word, are terrific. While the ones in the photo are great for a medium sized journal, they do come in different sizes […]
Privacy and your journal is a serious issue for many people. Some even let the idea of someone else reading their journal prevents them from finding the help they might need in writing those personal pages.
For me it’s not an issue and I am grateful. My family understands the pages of my journal are […]
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