A Creative Journal

March 27th, 2008

Capturing a Moment

While searching online, as I do, for more inspiration for journal writers I came across an interesting lady today. Lori J. Batcheller is a Certified Journal Instructor, Journaling Coach, Author And Physical Therapist. In the article I read, Journal-Keeping: A Place For Healing, Self-Discovery, & Creative Flow, I really liked this journal writing technique:
“Capturing moments. […]

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August 21st, 2007

Looking for Patterns

One of my daughter’s favourite pastimes is looking for patterns in what might seem like random events. She does this in every day life while waiting for things to happen. This is a useful technique for journal writing. If you tend to notice patterns you probably already remark on them in your journal. Finding patterns […]

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August 19th, 2007

Revisiting Catharsis

I’ve previously mentioned cathartic writing as a journal writing technique before. But after reading this blog entry on the subject, I felt it might be good to revisit the topic. Lucretiasheart gives an extract from Tristine Rainers’s The New Diary, but also adds a challenge to write about something embarrassing. I hope you make use […]

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February 1st, 2007

Which Hand?

After reading some of this article about Leonardo Di Vinci and the evidence of his left handedness, I got to thinking about hand preference. I am hopelessly right handed. I am lucky to do anything but hold things with my left hand. When it comes to writing or drawing or making any kind of a […]

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January 20th, 2007

More than Torn Paper

For most people the idea of using collage as a journal technique is met with a laugh. Most think back to school days when collage involved tearing a little coloured paper and gluing it in place. But new techniques, papers and products have made collage an art form in its own right.
While spending time […]

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July 15th, 2006

Video Journals

There’s no saying you really must use a pen and paper, or computer, to physically write your journal. You may prefer to use a video camera to record your daily entries.
This style has recently been used in many of the reality TV programmes. You simply set up the camera, sit in front and begin […]

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May 2nd, 2006

Spiritual Journals

I came across this book today:

Although the topic of independence for teens is addressed, I thought this book looked interesting for any serious journal writer interested in spiritual matters. Please share in the comments section if you’ve read this book or even leafed through the pages.
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April 29th, 2006

Clustering

Clustering is another technique you might find useful for writing in your journal. I first came across this technique while reading an ezine from Susan Letham. I forget now if it was Inspired2write or Wordweb.
There’s a comprehensive description on clustering here and how to use the technique in your journal entries. This link has […]

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