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A Creative Journal

Archive for January 2008

January 15th, 2008

Journal Writing Groups Online

If you have any interest in keeping a journal and are connected to the internet I’m sure you’ve googled for groups and forums about journal writing. Below is a list of some of the groups I know. I don’t always have a very high profile in most of these groups, but it’s good to know […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 2 comments

January 14th, 2008

Overcoming Self-Sabotage

Self-sabotage is one topic I am personally acquainted with. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve made plans and then ever so subtly picked them apart until they came to nothing. How about you? I’m not sure we’re all that aware of just how guilty of sabotaging our own happiness we really are. […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 0 comments

January 13th, 2008

Writing for an Audience?

With internet connection becoming more accesable to more people in more places blogs are taking personal journal writing to another level. This highlights the question of whether such personal information should be read by the general public. In my opinion, there is a big difference between the kind of entries written in a personal journal […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 6 comments

January 10th, 2008

Freaky Friday #93

Today is Friday and that means it’s Freaky Friday. If you need to know more about this journal writing challenge please read the First Freaky Friday entry.
The other night I watched the film Children of Men, starring Clive Owen & Julianne Moore. Really, I am still processing the story, even though it was simple enough. […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 0 comments

January 10th, 2008

Your Treasure Map

Some time ago now I worked through the book The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. One of the many exercises included collaging your goals, hopes and dreams. I found this an excellent exercise for writers and adapted it to work many different themes for workshops I held while part of a writing centre here in […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 7 comments

January 9th, 2008

A Journal Moment - Bon Scott Statue

Sometimes I forget to write current events in my journal. I haven’t really figured out why yet. Perhaps it’s simply because that space is really my own. Unless a moment has a particular impact on me it may remain unnoted in my journal. I couldn’t ignore this one, though. As I was driving home from […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 2 comments

January 8th, 2008

Who Do You Think You Are?

I managed to catch an interesting TV programme on SBS the other night. The show is called Who Do You Think You Are? and highlights well known celebrities researching their own family histories. The programme I watched had Jeremy Clarkson research his family link to the Kilner Jar. Jeremy is well known for his

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By Heather Goldsmith -- 6 comments

January 8th, 2008

The Wrong Date

The first week of the New Year is gone already. Am I the only one still writing 2007 when it comes to writing the date? Out of seven entries so far this year I’ve done this three times, having to correct my seven to an eight. It’s frustrating, but always makes me smile. It shows […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 0 comments

January 7th, 2008

The Return of My Blogroll

Thanks to Gayla I now have my blogroll showing again. All those blogs I love to visit are now showing on the right hand side of this entry. You may need to scroll down a bit to find the list. While you’re there you might like to check out the newest addition to my blogroll; […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 2 comments

January 5th, 2008

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Yay! I finally got to see National Treasure: Book of Secrets today. Hubby was keen to come with me as we’d both enjoyed the first National Treasure. I love the puzzles to solve, the comic quips, and the sense of adventure. But it’s really the escapism factor that makes it a fun movie to watch. […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 6 comments