tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post4725130280299957101..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Jump Into JournalingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-49873877071138395332012-09-28T23:07:59.206-04:002012-09-28T23:07:59.206-04:00I would like a journal to write my ideas for stori...I would like a journal to write my ideas for stories or poems I may come up with. I would also keep one for nice baking and candle recipes. There are so many possibilities.Lanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754309143749723343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-80835617228358512332012-09-28T08:41:09.381-04:002012-09-28T08:41:09.381-04:00Lynn,
Well, as with some of the other people her...Lynn,<br /> Well, as with some of the other people here, I have been lazy about journaling. I try and try and do really good for a few weeks and then lose my journal bug. However, recently I have begun scrapbooking. I sit down 2-3 times a week for the past few months and do 1-2 pages. I think that would also be the perfect time for me to journal. I take my time scrapping and often spend an hour or more, but sometimes it is just staring at the page and pictures deciding how to place them (I am compulsive about straight photos!). Instead of staring I could be going over thoughts in my head and putting them down on paper. So, it would almost be a scrapbook journal of things I want to do, photos to choose from, events I am thinking about going to, etc. Hmm, hard to explain, but I think that is what I could use new journals for!<br />Tami<br />JacksonvilleBattlekittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307417039192137643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-49512631991680799052012-09-28T04:46:36.454-04:002012-09-28T04:46:36.454-04:00To write funny things I hear people say, on tv or ...To write funny things I hear people say, on tv or film.wade2121https://www.blogger.com/profile/15217889105841283687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-62025549871842278612012-09-28T02:45:17.141-04:002012-09-28T02:45:17.141-04:00I was just talking with my middle son the other da...I was just talking with my middle son the other day about journaling - how when I was his age, I filled notebooks and notebooks, using it as a way to work through the things going on in my life. Then, not long before I graduated high school, my boyfriend (now ex-husband) got into one of my private journals and read some things that I hadn't intended for public consumption - and then confronted me about them. <br /><br />Now, he wasn't on target with his anger in the first place - because I used the journaling as a way to work through confusion and what I was thinking, but almost never noted down the end results of my thoughts - I had no need to, for I knew what I'd decided, and I was the only one, I thought, who needed to know. <br /><br />So he only got a small part of the story... and I felt very betrayed and violated - to the point where it became extremely difficult to commit anything to paper if there was anything personal whatsoever involved. I stopped journaling, I stopped writing fiction, I even stopped writing letters. Thankfully it was the end of my senior year, so it didn't derail graduation for me.<br /><br />While I didn't write as much as you do, I wrote a lot. And it was suddenly gone. And I tried everything I could think of to jump start it. Pretty notebooks, colored pens, fun pens. <br /><br />Fast forward years.<br /><br />I eventually healed enough I could write emails, make comments on blogs, send an occasionally letter... but heaven forbid I write a blog post or something somebody's gonna read.<br /><br />The reviews of homeschooling stuff is what finally got me able to do blog posts. I wanted to get to try out fun homeschooling products for my family badly enough that I could force myself past the anxiety and stress and write. I've come a long way and made a lot of progress. I've done over 100(!!!) reviews. That's totally a win.<br /><br />But for the girl who lives somewhere inside me who thought she'd have written a bunch of books by now? She's waiting for her turn. And she's grumbling about the dozens of sheets of paper that I own, that have 2 or 3 or 5 lines of writing on them - and then they just end. I don't know how many say, "I'm going to start journaling again"... but I'd bet there's at least 20.<br /><br />My son is in that same, can't-let-anybody-look-at-it frame of mind right now... and I told him, if he writes, I will. <br /><br />Seeing all your journals... that inspires me. I wonder how many I'd have if I'd never stopped... and I want to start and never stop again.shawnahttp://tenacitydivine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-17783966536972560152012-09-27T22:55:44.653-04:002012-09-27T22:55:44.653-04:00I could use a new journal for my NaNoWriMo project...I could use a new journal for my NaNoWriMo project. Right now I'm using a legal pad because that's what I found first.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415819230337026236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-2989316057139824162012-09-27T18:16:23.217-04:002012-09-27T18:16:23.217-04:00I just brought my hubs home from the hospital. It ...I just brought my hubs home from the hospital. It was serious but he's doing as well as possible now. I think keeping a journal of our experiences would have been a good idea, and helpful, for the next round of problems in the future. Robin Baynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640632701164428942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-75767295525960604192012-09-27T17:27:47.805-04:002012-09-27T17:27:47.805-04:00I would use a new journal to work through a book c...I would use a new journal to work through a book called "The Artist's Way" that I've had for several years. I've been wanting to make a big change in my career path, and a friend suggested that book (which I own but have done nothing with). Alli Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411112102681655679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-17376115616294437502012-09-27T17:04:49.925-04:002012-09-27T17:04:49.925-04:00Jewelry idea journal. I like taking pictures and i...Jewelry idea journal. I like taking pictures and ideas and putting them into a notebook for later, but I don't really like the lines on regular paper because they're never in the right place for the little notes and arrows pointed to particular parts of the drawing.Anne V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-60684252899654596662012-09-27T16:28:12.946-04:002012-09-27T16:28:12.946-04:00I LOVE journals, yet have zero discipline and am t...I LOVE journals, yet have zero discipline and am too lazy to sit down and actually write. I have lots of them as well as beautiful fountain pens (I ADORE them and use them even to jot down short notes and grocery lists). I think you are leaving a beautiful legacy to your children, Lynn. That's an added plus to your keeping journals to jot down your thoughts, keeping track of series, WIPs, etc.<br /><br /><br />MireyaMireyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01888167168834559914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-70317698175668159272012-09-27T12:27:23.749-04:002012-09-27T12:27:23.749-04:00I would use a new journal to record ideas and sket...I would use a new journal to record ideas and sketch thoughts for new art projects. Or I'd take it with me when I go hiking and draw little pictures of everything I see. Or next time I play with a recipe I'd use the journal to actually write down what I did.<br />'Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-5298840199592059942012-09-27T11:51:54.984-04:002012-09-27T11:51:54.984-04:00I have been keeping a blog for a few years now but...I have been keeping a blog for a few years now but that is a pretty public space. More and more often I am encountering the need for private journaling. I know there are online spaces that would work but there is something about the tactile nature of holding pen and impressing paper that make it a different experience. Next month (using my birthday as a start date) I am seriously plunging into daily fiction writing. I think I would use a not-so-blank book to chronicle the story I am growing or to use as a private place of expression.<br />Diana Troldahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04995861214213617151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-35301012988680502982012-09-27T10:50:20.003-04:002012-09-27T10:50:20.003-04:00I'd use a new journal for mixing more art and ...I'd use a new journal for mixing more art and writing together. Story ideas, character colors, weird doodles. Vom Marlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06766012140370862681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-59495999642201420472012-09-27T10:25:01.485-04:002012-09-27T10:25:01.485-04:00This year, specifically these past 7 months have b...This year, specifically these past 7 months have been an extremely difficult and unusual time that I have had to endure. A breast cancer diagnosis has changed my outlook and life. A journal contains all my thoughts, fears and hopes and this is extremely meaningful. travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191803578622949052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-51193868757112542692012-09-27T09:46:42.004-04:002012-09-27T09:46:42.004-04:00I've a confession to make...I've never jou...I've a confession to make...I've never journaled before. Well...I've tried but I always thought it was something you HAD to write in everyday. Now I know it isn't something that has to be WRITTEN in daily. You can write, draw, doodle, paste pictures or do whatever you want as long as you do it when you feel like it. I'm going to give it a try. Thank you Lynn! You've inspired me to try my hand at sewing and quilting. (I'm getting better with each piece.) Hopefully journaling will get easier to do too!<br />Have a wonderful day!Jennifer and Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531190507371414708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-3792743750078243942012-09-27T09:16:39.537-04:002012-09-27T09:16:39.537-04:00I started journaling in college; it was a way to r...I started journaling in college; it was a way to record my fears, discoverys and successes. When I get the opportunity to look back at these writings (and pasteings) I laugh at how far I have come...or not! This will be another step in the journey. My favorite journal was titled "How do I know what I know if I don't see what I say?" I used to put my mouth in gear before I put my mind to the test. I still do sometimes.clairechervennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-79654540412809151082012-09-27T09:16:35.711-04:002012-09-27T09:16:35.711-04:00This is going to sound nuts but I think I'd us...This is going to sound nuts but I think I'd use it as a ballet journal. Twice a week I go to a ballet class and I'm noticing I keep writing down barre combinations and petit allegros from class on Post-It notes. These of course end up all over the house :) It's getting to the point where I need to have ballet notes all in one place.bluebamboonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-52643872481352091812012-09-27T09:06:46.511-04:002012-09-27T09:06:46.511-04:00I have been using a journal since I was young. Whe...I have been using a journal since I was young. When my mother died I was devastated and writing my daily thoughts in a journal helped me greatly. Your giveaway is lovely. petitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326383614079568432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-10149226513301489042012-09-27T08:25:48.453-04:002012-09-27T08:25:48.453-04:00I'd use a new journal as a book diary -- a pla...I'd use a new journal as a book diary -- a place to record random ideas, ask myself questions, go off on tangents, and cluster ideas. Right now, the book stuff bleeds into my personal journal too much. And I've kept one digitally, but writing by hand is better for free flowing ideas.Shizukanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-11500381804746290452012-09-27T07:28:49.683-04:002012-09-27T07:28:49.683-04:00At the moment I have one journal which I'm try...At the moment I have one journal which I'm trying to write absolutely everything in: book ideas, prayer requests, thoughts on life, the universe and everything. I really think I should probably separate some of these out, as I'm trying to flick back through pages of random things to find the good idea I had for my novels and then get distracted reading what God was showing me a few weeks earlier. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625617346595249494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-49447055003699101642012-09-27T07:24:17.178-04:002012-09-27T07:24:17.178-04:00I love journaling. It's amazing to look back a...I love journaling. It's amazing to look back and see how I thought about things at different points of time in my life and how far I've come. I think it's important for writers to journal too, because most often raw emotion comes out on those pages, and if you can tap into your emotion like that, it'll make it that much easier to tap into your characters' too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973242728265092842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-62009938638663274672012-09-27T06:50:25.867-04:002012-09-27T06:50:25.867-04:00I'm so glad you like the Chronicle journals. ...I'm so glad you like the Chronicle journals. They are fantastic and looking at them always gives me the itch to fill their gorgeous pages. Since I just started a new graduate program in Elementary Education, I think I would like to start a journal just exclusively for chronicling my experiences in the graduate program and ideas I get for when I have my own classroom. The program is two years, so I think it would be great to have everything in one place so that I can look back on it and remember things I learned, goals I set, and ideas I had when it is time for me to take on my own classroom. That way, everything is in the same place and I don't have to sift through my every day journal.<br /><br />Thanks for doing such a great giveaway!<br /><br />Dianedigillettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439806613517879373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-34982632049005153342012-09-27T02:27:24.855-04:002012-09-27T02:27:24.855-04:00Love those journals! I would use mine as a travel ...Love those journals! I would use mine as a travel journal for next year's epic trip :)Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05519691494230856599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-28336331889727145922012-09-27T02:14:13.500-04:002012-09-27T02:14:13.500-04:00I would use a new journal in the ongoing quest to ...I would use a new journal in the ongoing quest to figure out what the heck I'm doing here in the world. Something's got to make sense eventually, right? :)Margaretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-30700050280716598612012-09-27T00:51:53.642-04:002012-09-27T00:51:53.642-04:00I'm thinking I'll use the journal to vent ...I'm thinking I'll use the journal to vent out my frustrations by jotting down those thoughts.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040629694490652973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-25993926903384622772012-09-27T00:06:47.805-04:002012-09-27T00:06:47.805-04:00My daughter and son in law are on the waiting list...My daughter and son in law are on the waiting list to adopt a baby, so I would use a new journal to record "grandma thoughts" while waiting and of course after baby comes!Lisa954https://www.blogger.com/profile/15146069849267900155noreply@blogger.com