Use your voice, share your story
I love that line from the Tori Amos song: Sometimes I hear my voice and it’s been here, silent all these years. That’s how I feel about my own voice. It’s been here, but for most of my life it was...
View ArticleFor when you are resisting writing
I’ve been really resisting my writing lately. When that happens, it’s usually a sign I’ve made the process too hard – harder than it needs to be – probably by creating too many rules or expectations...
View ArticleThe morning pages
The morning pages are what Julia Cameron describes as ‘a pivotal tool in creative recovery’ in her book The Artist’s Way. She explains the morning pages as ‘three pages of longhand writing, strictly...
View ArticleJournaling vs. morning pages – what’s the difference?
I’ve kept a journal sporadically for twenty years and written morning pages on and off in the past. Throughout my teens I wrote about crushes, friendships and fights, my biggest dreams for the future....
View ArticleJournal spotlight: Personal journal
The personal journal is your ‘dear diary’ sort of journal, where you pour all your thoughts and feelings, hopes and dreams, fears and doubts onto the page. Some people argue that the terms ‘journal’...
View ArticleAn introduction to morning pages
Basically, they are three pages written by hand first thing each morning. They are simply stream-of-consciousness and can be repetitive, whiny, complaining – there are no rules for the content, simply...
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