With internet connection becoming more accesable to more people in more places blogs are taking personal journal writing to another level. This highlights the question of whether such personal information should be read by the general public. In my opinion, there is a big difference between the kind of entries written in a personal journal and writing put before an audience.
All blogs or online journals & diaries are potentially read by someone. Even if that audience is never allowed to participate, they are there reading. Comments allow interaction with this audience. Allowing comments is an open invitation to engage in …read more

Some time ago now I worked through the book The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. One of the many exercises included collaging your goals, hopes and dreams. I found this an excellent exercise for writers and adapted it to work many different themes for workshops I held while part of a writing centre here in Perth.
Today someone from a forum I’m in was kind enough to share an article, Creating a Treasure Map, which is very like the exercise by Julia Cameron. Actually, I found the descriptions in this article more thorough. I hope you use this one for …read more

While reading blogs online I came across this entry by Eni Oken on keeping a Creative Journal. Her description has to be one of the best I’ve seen for this type of ideas or creative journal. Make sure you have a read.
Joshua Johnson of Junk Creation shows a similar idea with his Blueprint Journal. But whatever you do, catch those ideas in a journal or notebook of some kind. Don’t let them get away.
Heather
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