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Journal Exercises for 2009

January 13, 2009, Author: journalwriter

Are you having trouble getting back into the rhythm of your journal writing? I find having during the holiday season, or actually going on holidays is the biggest disruption to my writing whether it be journal writing or fiction writing. It is so hard to get back into the groove and before you know it, a few weeks have gone by.

If you are sitting looking at your journal and wondering what to write, here are a few fun and simple exercises to get your muse out of the holiday spirit and into a creative one:

  • 2009’s Weather seems to be starting out with a bang and hitting all areas with some severe stuff. Describe the weather in your area and how if affects your life.
  • Free write about someone from your childhood. Free writing is a technique where you picture your subject and start writing. Continue writing with no interruption, no going back to edit and NO censorship as you write. Kinda like writing from the heart.
  • Goals are always a hot topic. What are your goals, ambitions, hopes and dreams for 2009?
  • Write a Letter to an editor or someone that you may have an issue with. Is there someone you need to forgive this New Year? You don’t have to send it, just leave it in your journal- for your eyes only.
  • Writing Prompts are something you can use to jump-start your journal writing. Check out Journal and Paper’s web site for journal prompts

These few exercises should help. If you are writing everyday, congratulations and good for you!

Get Started With Journal Prompts

April 14, 2008, Author: admin

Personal Writing JournalSome people who want to keep a journal, often times have trouble just getting started. Journal prompts are an effective tool when writing. If you’ve just purchased a journal, or been given one as a gift and your favorite pen is lying idle in your hand as you stare at the first blank page, what do you do? The panic starts and your mind cries, “Oh no, what do I write about?”

For starters, don’t write on the first page. Flip the first page over, start on the next flat page. Better yet, leave a few pages for a journal table of contents.

On the first page of the journal, you could just write the date in the center, or add a content title, e.g. ‘My Travel Journal…’, or ‘This Personal Journal is Property of Jane, HANDS OFF’. The first page is now written on and it’s not so intimidating staring at a book and trying to find words to fill it. You are automatically forced to the next page.

Okay, so you’re at the next page, and your brain is still screaming, “What do I write about.” especially if this is a journal class assignment, yikes! Don’t panic. There are Journal Prompts to help you. These are one sentence prompts which allow you to add your own thoughts and ideas onto the ending, which make a great tool when keeping a journal and the mind has no ideas.

An example of journal prompts:

  • Night crawls across the horizon, covering my world with darkness. It’s not the only darkness I feel. Sometimes I …
  • The jet streaks across the sky leaving a white trail of hope and excitement. Soon I will be landing into …
  • Today, as I watch the kids playing in the back yard, I am reminded of …
  • Work made for a long day. I wish that one day I could …