Journals and Diaries: Writing from the Heart

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Gardner, Susannah and Shane Birley - Blogging for Dummies
(006.7 Gar) The 21st century way of journaling, this book offers practical tips on how to blog, describing everything from font size to incorporating photos, and suggestions on how to be a decent Blog citizen. If you’re hesitant about starting a blog, check out the section on best 100 sites and discover how the more experienced do it.

Nin, Anas, Edited by Gunther Stuhlmann - The Diary of Anais Nin
(800.92 Nin) A life more examined than most, Nin’s journals cover everything from love affairs to parental relationships, to the literary life (friendships with Henry Miller, Gore Vidal, and James Agee). In the 1960s and ‘70s, Nin’s diary took the publishing world by storm and is still considered a classic of modern journal-keeping.

Cepero, Helen - Journaling as Spiritual Practice: Encountering God through Attentive Writing
(248.86 Cep) Although most journaling books have a spiritual component, this book centers on keeping a journal for religious reasons, as a tool to know yourself better so that you can become closer to God. It offers techniques to mine your past and to examine and gain strength from both the joys and sorrows of life.

Bender, Sheila - Keeping a Journal You Love
(808.96992 Be) Well-structured, full of journal entries from fifteen well-know writers, this book also provides many practical exercises, specific prompts that will really help you begin your own personal journal. An additional helpful section offers advice on forming your own journal-writing group. Also, includes an excellent bibliography.

Johnson, Alexandra - Leaving A Trace: On Keeping a Journal
(808.96992 Jo) This book's primary goal is to provide techniques to discover the "through-line” of your life which you can then explore in journal writing and other autobiographical work. Replete with exercises and techniques that will encourage you to probe memory and record your past.

Tourtillott, Suzanne - Making & Keeping Creative Journals
(808.96992 To) This book concentrates on the physical aspects of journaling with suggestions on customizing your journal with cloth covers, sewing, dried flowers, etc. It provides diagrams and ideas for various types of journals: those for poets, quilters, bird lovers, and even a child’s summer journal.

O'Shea, Samara - Note to Self: On Keeping a Journal and Other Dangerous Pursuits
(808.06692 Osh) A livelier, racier book about journaling that seems geared for the 20-something writer. It offers chapters on romance, breaking up, and even one on how to journal about your sex life. If you prefer journal writing that veers toward memoir, you’ll find this one intriguing.

Koppel, Lily - The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life through the Pages of a Lost Journal
(921 Kowitt Kop) 1930s New York: a young independent woman rides horses, visits the Catskills, and goes to theater and art shows. Fast forward to the 1990s: her journal lands in an Eastside dumpster and New York Times writer Howitt tracks the writer down in Florida. A slice of life almost lost for good, now captured and re-examined.

Schiwy, Marlene - A Voice of her Own: Women and the Journal Writing Journey
(808.06 Sc) For women writers, this is the best all-round instruction manual on journal-keeping. Its excerpts from famous journals not only show the myriad ways of recording a life, but inspire a new writer to emulate them. Emily Carr, Virginia Woolf, Alice Miller, and Etty Hillesum name just a few of the writers whose work is included here.

Holzer, Burghild - Walk Between Heaven and Earth: a Personal Journal on Writing & the Creative Process
(818.54 Ho) In this gem of a journaling book, the author chooses one year to publicly record her journal. It happens to be a life-changing year. By recording diary excerpts, letters, and dramatic life-experiences, this book has the immediacy and tension of a well-written novel but also instructs on how to write a compelling journal.

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