A friend left the following comment on my post, A New Kind of Journal: I am interested in hearing where people who write their "whole truth" in journals actually PUT these journals? Do they lock them in a safety deposit box at the bank? Keep them in the glove compartment of their car? In the attic … [Read more...] about Keeping Your Journal Private Might Be Easier Than You Think
Journaling
Writers: BUY . . . THIS . . . BOOK
[Note: I know Diana Raab only through our online connection, and have no relationship with the book’s publisher.] Even though my creative writing and journaling students hint that I browbeat them, I’ve never told them to buy a book. As a rabid supporter of libraries, I typically urge people to … [Read more...] about Writers: BUY . . . THIS . . . BOOK
WARNING: Lying to Your Journal Could Be Fatal
Two decades after Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley were published, she wrote the novel, Edith’s Diary. I can’t imagine how she got the manuscript published, except on the strength of her name. It seems she did have a tough time selling it to her publisher. The … [Read more...] about WARNING: Lying to Your Journal Could Be Fatal
Journaling With Sue
I had the pleasure of meeting Susan Rowland through an online friend and editing client of mine, Andrea Lewis, author of the memoir, Dramaville. I was honored when Sue invited me to appear on her web site. And, as a journal writing instructor myself, I was interested in Sue's own journaling … [Read more...] about Journaling With Sue
A New Kind of Journal
My friend called to tell me her poised, polished, polite husband was filled with hatred. I couldn’t imagine it. “What does he hate?” I asked. “Our van. He says it makes him seem like a suburban father of six.” Apparently all that was missing was the golden retriever bounding up its rear lift … [Read more...] about A New Kind of Journal