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Journal Writing for Memoir: Setting the Scene

by Amber Lea StarfireOctober 9, 2010
Journal Writing for Memoir: Setting the Scene

If one of the reasons you journal is to capture significant events and memories for future memoir writing (or if you just want to capture the memories as fully as possible), you’ll want to do more than just write about what happened. You’ll want to go beyond recording the emotional impact to describing the environment — the scene — in which an event occurs.

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Journal Writing Basics: Defining Your Purpose for Journaling

by Amber Lea StarfireOctober 2, 2010
Journal Writing Basics: Defining Your Purpose for Journaling

You might wonder why defining your journal’s purpose is necessary or even desirable. After all, isn’t a journal all about writing whatever comes to you? Well, yes and no. There are actually many type and purposes for journals.

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Journal Writing Sense: Art as Inspiration

by Amber Lea StarfireSeptember 25, 2010
Journal Writing Sense: Art as Inspiration

Did you know that art is a wonderful source of inspiration for journaling? When you’re tired of writing the same things over and over again, using art to inspire your journal writing may be the answer.

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Daily Inspiration for Journal Writing: Ned Rorem

by Amber Lea StarfireSeptember 18, 2010
Daily Inspiration for Journal Writing: Ned Rorem

Ned Rorem makes an interesting observation about the value of keeping a journal (diary) and compares/contrasts art to improvisation. What do you think about this quote and these journal writing prompts?

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Journal Writing for Memoir: Use Your Journal to Practice Storytelling

by Amber Lea StarfireSeptember 11, 2010
Journal Writing for Memoir: Use Your Journal to Practice Storytelling

Your journal, in addition to being a place to record thoughts, feelings, reflections, and events in your life, is a great place to practice writing memoir using the art of storytelling. When you are journaling about your life you are, in fact, recording stories. And if you have stories that you’d like others to (eventually) read — whether family or a broader audience — why not also use your journal as a place to polish your storytelling skills?

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Journal Writing Basics: What is Reflective Journaling?

by Amber Lea StarfireSeptember 4, 2010
Journal Writing Basics: What is Reflective Journaling?

You may have heard the term “reflective journaling,” and wondered what it is or how it is different than “regular” journaling. When we reflect, we become investigators — asking who, what, why, when, and where — in order to gain knowledge, understanding, and personal growth.

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Use Your Senses to Inspire Creative Journal Writing

by Amber Lea StarfireAugust 28, 2010
Use Your Senses to Inspire Creative Journal Writing

Ways to energize your journal writing are as many and varied as your imagination. Here are some journal writing prompts to inspire creativity and stimulate animated, lively journaling.

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