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Use Your Senses to Inspire Creative Journal Writing

by Amber Lea Starfire on August 28, 2010

catnav-journaling-activePost #4 – Memoir Writing, Journaling – Amber Starfire

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desertbranch_325x489Journaling is an excellent way to record life’s events, feelings, sensations, and opinions, as well as a resource for nonfiction, memoir, fiction, and poetic creative writing. Sometimes, however, journaling can take on a dry, pedantic quality, where we document a list of facts about what we did during the day. Or we repeat the same thoughts from one journal entry to another, until we are sick of our own writing.

If your journaling feels parched of life — or is in danger of becoming so — take a sensory break to inspire creativity and stimulate animated, lively writing. Ways to find sensual inspiration are as many and varied as your imagination.

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