Here be dragons!
I think it is sad to see so many personal journals disappearing. What happens to old diaries when the writers are gone? If they were a celebrity of some kind they would be kept, valued. What about the rest of us? I read about some groups and organizations keeping journals from ordinary (for lack of … Read more
One reason people don’t stick with keeping a diary/ journal is the habit of writing everyday, filling at least a page each day, and other rules. A diary is personal. So make it personal and set your own rules and guidelines, subject to change without notice. Make it your own and write it (or draw, … Read more
I keep private (unpublished) posts in my sites for making notes like this. I always know where they are and they are in the place I will (eventually) use them. At some point I found PressForward as a way to link to the source of my inspiration and make my own notes to go along … Read more
In the end, we loaded our technology (computers, hard drives with all the historical pictures on them), my old Smith Corona typewriter (yes-crazy!) and we stood holding what we decided were the most precious things… our cottage journals. We began our first journal on our first day as we moved in to this place. Our … Read more
In the end, we loaded our technology (computers, hard drives with all the historical pictures on them), my old Smith Corona typewriter (yes-crazy!) and we stood holding what we decided were the most precious things… our cottage journals. We began our first journal on our first day as we moved in to this place. Our … Read more
What does a journal look like? If you found the long, lost journal of long dead explorer, what would you expect it to look like? I see it as leather, beat up, dark cover and dirty, weather beaten held together with string or something else found along the way. What if it were the journal … Read more
Today’s challenge is one I am skipping for now. I’ve got a lot of blogs I follow, years and years worth of blogs I follow and I almost never read them. I would like to take time to weed through my list to find which are link rot, moved and can have a fresh link … Read more
If you also wrote for (with) the BackWash community network of writers/ columnists join us for a BackWash reunion. Here is the content from the post above. In text for those who can’t read it from the screen captured image above. Spin your Thoughts with a Journal Do you keep a journal? Sometimes its called … Read more
I write a diary. You could also call it a journal but I prefer diary because that feels connected to history and all the women who have kept a diary through history. Since the early days of writing on paper women have documented their thoughts, their lives and their ideas. We write with someone in … Read more
Most people who keep a diary/ journal write with an audience in mind. They write to someone, even if they don’t ever plan to let anyone else read what they have written. Try writing a diary entry about your day, or pick an average sort of day to write about. Choose who your audience is. … Read more