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Blogtalk: Journaling in the Classroom

February 2, 2012

Journal writing is a powerful tool for self-expression, personal growth, and healing. So it makes sense to introduce the art of journaling (including art journaling) to young children. In addition to the incredible emotional benefits it offers, journaling is effective in the classroom as a tool to help students learn writing, analysis, and reflective skills. [...]

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A New Year’s Writing Tradition

January 1, 2012

There’s something about the end of one year and the beginning of the next that invites review and reflection. Without this calendar marker, it’s really just another day—but, for me, January 1 always feels momentous. It’s like drawing a line in the sands of time between the past and the present: whatever happened in the [...]

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Blogtalk: Balancing Creativity and the Digital Life

August 5, 2011

We writers have a tendency to grouse about how difficult it is to stay focused. We distract ourselves with email, FaceBook, Twitter, and phone texts — all in the name of “social networking” — and then we complain about it. Ben Brooks posted a thoughtful article about the importance of taking responsibility for our Digital [...]

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Blogtalk: Literature by email and 3 articles for writers

July 15, 2011

I recently discovered DailyLit.com. Get this: DailyLit sends books in short installments via e-mail or RSS. They offer both classic and contemporary books for free. You can read each installment (which arrive according to the schedule you set) in under 5 minutes, and you can receive additional installments immediately on demand. They have a lot [...]

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Blogtalk: Writing and Publishing Memoir

May 27, 2011

OKAY, this is about an older blog (ancient … as in April for heaven’s sake) at Writer’s Digest about memoir writing, titled “Back to Basics: Writing & Publishing Memoir.” But Jane includes so many wonderful links to other articles, it took me this long to read it, and I just had to pass it on, [...]

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A Week’s Worth of Journaling Prompts: A Community of Writers

May 23, 2011

This week’s journaling prompts are about community — specifically how we do or do not create community and support for our journaling and writing lives. This topic is on my mind because Sunday afternoon I attended a meeting of my writing club. Each month the club’s program director brings in authors and/or members of the [...]

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Blogtalk News: 7 Links to Journaling Articles and Resources You Want to See

January 28, 2011

Here’s my every-once-in-a-while collection of links and resources that I think will enhance your writing and journaling life. Only on Blogtalk: The Power of “No” and The 50 Best Life Story Questions by Dan Curtis. (I would title that last post “50 Great Journaling Prompts”) Journeys by Susan Tweit. Podcast: Writing and Place by Iain [...]

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