Comments on: Mining Old Journals for the Raw Written Word http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/2008/12/24/mining-old-journals-for-the-raw-written-word/ from a real writer Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:08:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: GK http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/2008/12/24/mining-old-journals-for-the-raw-written-word/#comment-1035 GK Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:44:43 +0000 http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/?p=227#comment-1035 Amen to your post. I've been journaling since I was a kid and it is what I like to call a "mirror." You learn who and what you are, no matter how good, bad, or ugly it may be. My journal is pretty much the only place I am completely uncensored. I revisit my old thoughts and feelings periodically to see just how far I've come and to reinforce the fact that I can and have overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. People always ask what I'm writing. Its mostly what I feel or just random notes and experiences. I wondered to myself at one point, what is the point of this? How can this contribute to my writing career? Recently, I have begun writing a book and my journals will be a major foundation for the plot of my story. Thanks for your insightful, thought-provoking posts. Amen to your post. I’ve been journaling since I was a kid and it is what I like to call a “mirror.” You learn who and what you are, no matter how good, bad, or ugly it may be. My journal is pretty much the only place I am completely uncensored. I revisit my old thoughts and feelings periodically to see just how far I’ve come and to reinforce the fact that I can and have overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. People always ask what I’m writing. Its mostly what I feel or just random notes and experiences. I wondered to myself at one point, what is the point of this? How can this contribute to my writing career? Recently, I have begun writing a book and my journals will be a major foundation for the plot of my story. Thanks for your insightful, thought-provoking posts.

]]> By: Alex Moore http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/2008/12/24/mining-old-journals-for-the-raw-written-word/#comment-1020 Alex Moore Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:44:34 +0000 http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/?p=227#comment-1020 i have many beautiful journals that i intend to write in...but they're so beautiful i can't bare to ink them. so i buy ugly ones and try to write in those ones...but, well. The truth is simple. I really don't want to journal. I try because I think I should -- based on posts like this one -- but it just seems i can't. Interesting post, though. I like how you relate journaling to finding one's voice. i have many beautiful journals that i intend to write in…but they’re so beautiful i can’t bare to ink them. so i buy ugly ones and try to write in those ones…but, well. The truth is simple. I really don’t want to journal. I try because I think I should — based on posts like this one — but it just seems i can’t.

Interesting post, though. I like how you relate journaling to finding one’s voice.

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