The book is easy to read and offers stacks of useful advice. I particularly enjoyed the writing exercises. I recommend working on these in your writer’s journal. You’ll be amazed how quickly you’re descriptive language improves on reading this book and applying the knowledge gleaned.

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Recommended Journal Writing Book

As the year draws to an end a journal writing prompt suited to the occasion might be best. Today write a journal entry as if you are writing it at the end of 2007 instead of 2006. Look back as if you’ve already lived through the year. Sum up your achievements and emotional highlights. Think of this exercise as writing your goals in reverse. Write about what you want to achieve as if you have already.

I hope you have fun with this journal writing challenge.

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Freaky Friday #39

There are some interesting exercises, a forum, which looks a little lonely at the moment, an offer for journal coaching, a newsletter to sign up for, and a store to purchase journal writing cards, etc.

Find more of Sue’s articles at Tools With Heart, which is another place to purchase really cool journals.

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Journal Magic

Although Shai began the series earlier this month sickness prevented her getting very far with it. But it looks like she’s back on track and healthy again. Bookmark or subscribe to her blog and use what you feel is helpful in your journal. The three entries so far are packed with prompts and exercises.

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Writing Series to Follow in Your Journal

Today I want you to imagine you are an alien visiting earth for the first time. This alien happens to single out you to study and learn about humankind. While I do not personally believe in alien creatures, I think this prompt gives you a good opportunity to write about your life from a totally detached perspective.

Spend time detailing one day, or one event, in your life from this alien’s perspective. Try and look at your life as if the alien needed to document the minutest detail. This is a good time to list the odd things you do but have no real explanation for. Seeing yourself in this new perspective can help you gain greater understanding of what motivates your life. Weird, but true. Try it and see what happens. I hope you enjoy this journal writing prompt.

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Freaky Friday #18

Today I want to challenge you to think about your ego. I heard the news, or perhaps rumour, that Oprah and David Letterman were interested in interviewing the rescued miners from Beaconsfield, Tasmania. It made me think how it would feel to be in that place; the one being interviewed on TV.

Today write as if you have done some noteworthy activity and you are on either the Late Show or Oprah. You may decide to be a known author, movie star/director or singer/performer for this journal writing exercise, but perhaps you’d prefer to be yourself for this one. The only difference is that you have achieved your dream, whatever that might be. You are there in the spotlight answering questions. What do you discuss? How does this make you feel? Go into detail. Describe everything. It matters little if you don’t know what it’s really like. Use your imagination. Have fun with this one.

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Freaky Friday #10

The rest of Dawn’s Daydreaming on Paper is worth checking out, too, if you haven’t already.

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Discover Your Creative Manifesto

You can use these five words over the entire week any way you choose. The idea is to string the word beads together with whatever other words you need to give pleasing results. Use all five in one poem, or try one poem for each word. Write in your journal about what the words mean to you or to characters in the stories you’re working on.

I hope you enjoy using the prompts on Word Bead.

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Word Beads for Your Journal

This week’s challenge is to choose someone involved in the Easter story and write from their perspective about the unfolding drama. You may choose to be Jesus, Mary, a disciple, or any of the many others involved in the story. Remember this journal writing exercise is more about the person you choose to write about than the actual events as we know them. Try to get under this person’s skin and see and feel what they might have at this time.

If you don’t feel familiar enough with the Easter story read John chapters 18 – 20 in a New International Version of the bible or simply click on the link.

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Freaky Friday #3