The New Diary: How to use a journal for self-guidance and expanded creativity
10 best books like The New Diary: How to use a journal for self-guidance and expanded creativity (Tristine Rainer): Life's Companion: Journal Writing as a Spiritual Practice, How to Make a Journal of Your Life, Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal, A Book of One's Own: People and Their Diaries, Journal to the Self: Twenty-Two Paths to Personal Growth - Open the Door to Self-Understanding by Writing, Reading, and Creating a Journal of Your Life, Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives, Writing for Your Life: Discovering the Story of Your Life's Journey, Note to Self: On Keeping a Journal and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Creative Journal Writing: The Art and Heart of Reflection, At a Journal Workshop
| Author | Christina Baldwin |
| ISBN | 0553352024 |
In this classic book you will discover the intimate journey of personal and spiritual development that is possible through the practice of journal writing. In Life’s Companion, acclaimed author Christina Baldwin offers readers guidance and inspiration to this powerful way of expanding our inner...
| Author | Dan Price |
| ISBN | 1580080936 |
When nomad artist and free spirit Dan Price began jotting down his musings in the form of whimsical drawings and inspired prose, he hardly could have imagined that his self-published journal-zine, the MOONLIGHT CHRONICLES, would earn him a cult following across the country. Now in its twentieth edition,...
| Author | Alexandra Johnson |
| ISBN | 0316121568 |
When I picked this book up on the "value" shelf at Barnes and Noble I expected it to be a cheezie "how to dig into your soul and find who you are" self help writing book. So now years later I truly can not remember why I actually bought it. Perhaps its 3 dollar price ticket had something to do with it.
It...
| Author | Thomas Mallon |
| ISBN | 1886913021 |
Mallon has assembled a guide to the great diaries of literature -- from Samuel Pepys to Anais Nin. Mallon has written a new introduction for this edition which comments on the political consequences of keeping a journal, as in the former controversy involving Sen. Bob Packwood. A diarist himself, Mallon...
| Author | Kathleen Adams |
| ISBN | 0446390380 |
What I learned from this book is that there are no rules when it comes to personal journal writing. This one aspect has made the idea of keeping my own journal less daunting.
A good book for beginning journalers... it lists some guidelines for keeping a journal, a list of items one may want to collect...
| Author | Louise DeSalvo |
| ISBN | 0807072435 |
In this inspiring book, based on her twenty years of research, highly acclaimed author and teacher Louise DeSalvo reveals the healing power of writing. DeSalvo shows how anyone can use writing as a way to heal the emotional and physical wounds that are an inevitable part of life. Contrary to what most...
| Author | Deena Metzger |
| ISBN | 0062506129 |
Pros:
-This book has some of the most creative and deepest writing prompts I've ever experienced.
-Those who follow the writing exercises will derive both personal and professional insight.
-This book can be used by writers of all levels.
Cons:
-The author disses "genre"...
| Author | Samara O'Shea |
| ISBN | 0061494151 |
Keeping a journal is easy. Keeping a life-altering, soul-enlightening journal, however, is not. At its best, journaling can be among the most transformative of experiences, but you can only get there by learning how to express yourself fully and openly. Enter Samara O'Shea.
O'Shea charmed...
| Author | Stephanie Dowrick |
| ISBN | 1585426865 |
From the #1 creativity publisher in the country comes our latest creativity bestseller?Creative Journal Writing? the ultimate book for those who are looking to use this powerful tool to heal, expand, and transform their lives.
In this exceptionally positive and encouraging book, Stephanie...
| Author | Ira Progoff |
| ISBN | 0874776384 |
s/t: Writing to Access the Power of the Unconscious & Evoke Creative Ability
This revised and expanded edition of the classic At a Journal Workshop, a self-published bestseller, offers the reader access to the most widely praised method of diary writing. This rich, insightful work is a treasure...
| Author | Marion Milner |
| ISBN | 0874771935 |
How often do we ask ourselves, ‘What will make me happy? What do I really want from life?’ In A Life of One’s Own Marion Milner explores these questions and embarks on a seven year personal journey to discover what it is that makes her happy.
On its first publication, W. H. Auden found the book...
Nostradamus: The Complete Prophecies
| Author | John Hogue |
| ISBN | 1852309598 |
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| Author | Linda Trichter Metcalf |
| ISBN | 0345438582 |
Discover the revolutionary writing practice that can transform your life!
In 1976, Linda Trichter Metcalf, then a university English professor, sat down with pen and paper and intuitively started a self-guided writing practice that helped to bring herself into focus and clarify her...
| Author | Stephen Harrod Buhner |
| ISBN | 1594773823 |
The first comprehensive work on nonfiction as an art form
• Shows how nonfiction, especially how-to and self-help, can take on the same power and luminosity as great fiction
• Develops processes to reliably induce the dreaming state from which all writing comes
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| Author | Gwen Diehn |
| ISBN | 1579909566 |
This follow-up to the highly popular Decorated Page offers even more great ideas for beautifying a journal, more breathtaking photos to inspire, and more smart (and simple) ways to endow even the artistically timid with confidence. It simply brims with suggestions and instructions. Find out about...
| Author | Josip Novakovich |
| ISBN | 1884910394 |
This book exemplifies the best of a writing workshop: thought-provoking instruction, a charismatic teacher and illuminating examples from classic and contemporary literary masters.
Each chapter explores a different aspect of the art of fiction and ends with a series of writing exercises...
| Author | Ellen Moers |
| ISBN | 0195035828 |
This groundbreaking 1976 work of feminist literary criticism is exactly the kind of book I like: erudite, wide-ranging, well written, and frequently very witty. Moers examines English, American, and French women writers from the eighteenth century (plus seventeenth century Anne Bradstreet)...
| Author | Stanley Schmidt |
| ISBN | 0898797063 |
This is the first volume in a four-volume set put out by Writers Digest Books under the umbrella Science Fiction Writing Series. This entire series is highly recommendable, and you'll probably see the other volumes reviewed here by me in the future. Aliens and Alien Societies features 11 chapters,...
If You Can Talk, You Can Write
| Author | Joel Saltzman |
| ISBN | 0446395072 |
When we talk, we tell stories and present ideas--rarely with much anxiety. But think about writing something and panic sets in. Overcome this crippling response by learning how to "talk" on paper. Joel Saltzman tells it like it is--with compassion, humor, and the "uncommon wisdom" of famous writers,...
I remember the day I found this book. It was in a slipcased edition, with the book and a blank book, both paperback, at a Waldenbooks in Little Rock that no longer exists. It was a sunny afternoon and the light was coming in the front of the store. I bought it with a birthday gift certificate from my father....
Writing to Heal: A Guided Journal for Recovering from Trauma & Emotional Upheaval
| Author | James W. Pennebaker |
| ISBN | 1572243651 |
For the first time, a leading authority on expressive emotions therapy, or EET, translates these powerful techniques for emotional healing into a book accessible to general readers. Through guided journal writing exercises, this book helps readers translate their traumatic, emotionally disturbing...
Creative Journal: The Art of Finding Yourself
| Author | Lucia Capacchione |
| ISBN | 1564145387 |
A recognized classic in the field of art therapy and creativity, this book is a perfect guide to discovering and releasing your inner potential through writing and drawing. It contains over 50 writing and drawing exercises to help you find and love one's self, get in touch with ones' feelings, and dreams....
Journalution: Journal Writing to Awaken Your Inner Voice, Heal Your Life, and Manifest Your Dreams
| Author | Sandy Grason |
| ISBN | 1577314832 |
Studies confirm what avid journalers have always known: that writing about difficult experience helps the writer move forward. Many self-help books recommend journaling as a way to express emotions and explore past hurts — as well as to simply get organized, make plans, and set goals — yet few...
| Author | Stephen Wilbers |
| ISBN | 1582974926 |
Keys to Great Writing
Empower your writing! Keys to Great Writing covers every aspect of the craft, showing you how to develop a writer's voice that is unique, precise, and effective.
From grammar rules to revision strategies, you'll find the crucial information you need in short,...
