If you enjoy going into the great outdoors for a spot of fishing here and there you may also enjoy keeping a fishing journal. A fishing journal should have details in each entry of where you fished, the general weather conditions, time of day, who you fished with and anything else you feel is relevant. […]
Freaky Friday is on us once again. If you need to know more about this journal writing challenge please read the First Freaky Friday entry.
Fiction writers are often encouraged to interview their characters to help get inside their head. This is an excellent journal exercise which I’ve found works well in understanding what motivates […]
Sometimes I naturally lean towards using a certain colour pen in my journal. At the moment I have little time for such things and rely on any pen I can lay my hands on. When I find a pen with good purple ink I will buy several so I can write in my favourite colour. […]
One thing I notice when reading back in my own journals is the lack of details on current events. I do mention anything relevant to myself and my family, but I often leave out anything happening in the news.
Each time I reread entries I make a more concerted effort afterwards to include those events […]
After reading this article on happiness I had to follow up on Sonja Lyubomirsky. Her interest in what happiness is has caused her to study the outcomes of the following:
“…regularly setting aside time to recall moments of gratitude (i.e., keeping a journal in which one “counts one’s blessings” over the course of 6 weeks)…
…engaging […]
The Unabomber’s journal is going up for auction online. But apparently you won’t be seeing it on eBay. Theodore Kaczynski, currently serving four consecutive life sentences for his crimes, penned some 22 000 pages in his journal. The version going up for auction will apparently have all the nasty bits taken out. I’m still […]
Debbie Macomber is a well known romance writer, but you may be surprised to learn she also kept a diary as a teen. In this story she also reveals tips for novelists. With more than 60 million books sold the world over, I think Macomber may have something to add on the topic. I hope […]
Freaky Friday has turned up again. If you need to know more about this journal writing challenge please read the First Freaky Friday entry.
Today I want you to imagine you have just received the sum of one million dollars. It matters little how you imagine this came to be. What does matter is that you […]
After reading Shai’s entry on What Makes You Feel Attractive? I began to think about beauty, attraction in relation to my own journal writing.
The idea of beauty is an interesting prompt by itself. What is beauty to you? Is beauty skin deep? Is there such a thing as a beautiful soul? Do you consider yourself […]
I’ve done a bit more searching for some journal prompts for children. Hopefully these will be useful to you and/or your children.
Hallmark has an interesting article with journal writing ideas for kids.
Scholastic offers a Descriptive writing workshop online which would work well for journal writing.
About.com has an article on Journal Writing in the […]
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