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Archive for December 2006

December 30th, 2006

Looking Back on the Year

As it’s the end of the year and the weekend what better opportunity to spend time rereading your journal. If you’ve never reread any of your entries before take some time to read Rereading Your Journals Part 1 & Part 2.
Something about the year ending and the new one beginning makes reflecting on the […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 2 comments

December 29th, 2006

Freaky Friday #39

Today is Friday and that means it’s Freaky Friday for the readers of this blog. If you need to know more about this journal writing challenge please read the First Freaky Friday entry.
As the year draws to an end a journal writing prompt suited to the occasion might be best. Today write a journal […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 0 comments

December 28th, 2006

Interview with Freedom Writers Teacher

There’s been a lot of noise about the The Freedom Writers Diary book in the press recently. Since it’s been made into a film starring Hilary Swank there’s been even more. Watch an interview with the teacher, Erin Gruwell, who started it all here.
Tris shared this with me in a comment recently, but I thought […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 0 comments

December 27th, 2006

Prince Wins Diary Privacy Battle

In an update of this story I came across news that Prince Charles has finally won the legal battle over the privacy of a number of his personal journals. I’d say it was pretty obvious that he deserves his privacy respected, but certain members of the press see things differently. How do you feel about […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 0 comments

December 26th, 2006

Short Story Challenge

If you enjoy working on short stories in your journal you may want to take part in this interesting challenge. The Short Story Challenge 2007 is open for registration until January 10, 2007.
The event is presented by NYCMidnight.com. The prizes and awards should be enough to at least get your attention. Looks like a […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 1 comment

December 25th, 2006

Christmas Greetings

I know I’m a day late, but I took the day off yesterday to spend time with family. I hope you took some time out, too. I’d just like to wish you all a lovely Christmas and a relaxing time with those special people in your lives. I hope you received lots of lovely journals […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 0 comments

December 23rd, 2006

Character Diaries

Ok, you caught me. I know I’m supposed to be researching something fine to share with you about journal writing. I was doing something related to journals and diaries, though. I swear. If you enjoyed That 70s Show you may also have fun reading their character diaries.
You might want to write something similar for […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 1 comment

December 22nd, 2006

Freaky Friday #38

It’s Friday again and that means it’s Freaky Friday for this blog. If you need to know more about this journal writing challenge please read the First Freaky Friday entry.
After reading this news story I began to wonder how Christmas was 100 years ago right where I live now. Take some time to write […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 0 comments

December 21st, 2006

Journey to Fatherhood

When Gail Metcalf first suggested a pregnancy journal for men to her friend the pair had a good laugh at the idea. But the more Gail thought about it the more the idea stuck. Metcalf ended up creating her Journey to Fatherhood journal writing software along with several others with her Life’s Little Journals software. […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 2 comments

December 20th, 2006

The Power of Words

I finished reading The Book Thief yesterday and am still thinking about the tale. While I have read several stories with a similar setting, Germany during WW2, this story was decidedly different.
This novel also celebrates the power of words.
“Somewhere inside her were the souls of words. They climbed out and stood beside her.” The Book […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 2 comments

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