Post #20 – Memoir Writing, Journaling – Amber Starfire
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MANY people think that journal writing (or diary keeping) is just for girls (and later, women). After all, writing about your daily events and — especially — feelings is not considered very “manly” in today’s American culture. But historically, many famous men have kept journals, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alan Bennett, James Boswell, and Lewis Carroll, to name but a few.
Today’s inspirational quote about journal writing is by Anthony Doerr (yes, a male author): “… I’ve been keeping a journal forever. In high school my friends would make fun of me — ‘You’re doing your man diary again.’ So I was always trying to translate experience into words.”
There are several things we can learn from this quote:
- Journaling is not limited by age or gender.
- We write for ourselves.
- Translating experience into words is the essence of journaling.
What experience will you translate into words today?
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