Inspiration Station: Journal-Writing Resources
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Online Journals
124Diary.com http://www.124diary.com/
Atomic
Online Diaries Ring: http://www.atomic-webrings.com
Diaries
and Journals on the Internet: http://worldimage.com/diaries/index.html
Diarist
Net Registry: http://www.diarist. net
Diary: http://www.deardiary. net
Live
Journal.com: http://www.livejournal.com
My
Dear Diary: http://www.mydeardiary.com
Open
Diary: http://www.opendiary.com
Oprah's
Online Journal: http://www.oprah.com
Scribe
Tribe: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScribeTribe
Writing: http://www.Writing.com
MyDiary.org: http://www.my-diary.org/
LiveJournal: http://www.livejournal.com/
VistaWrite;
Allows entries into multiple journals on different topics. Keep track
of special events, dreams, personal insights, birthdays, To-do lists;
incl. journal exercises and articles by diarists:
http://www.digitalwriting.com/vwrite/default.asp
Yahoo List of Online Journals and Diaries: http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Communications/Writing/Journals_and_Diaries/Online_Journals_and_Diaries/
Print Bibliography
Adams,
Kathleen. 1990. Journal to the Self: Twenty-two Paths to Personal
Growth. New York: Warner Books.
Adams,
Kathleen. 1998. The Way of the Journal, 2nd edition. Lutherville, MD: Sidran Press.
Alaska
State Writing Consortium. 1988. Shaping the Landscape: A Journal
of Writing by Alaskan Teachers. Alaska State Writing Consortium.
Aldrich,
Anne Hazard. 1998. Notes from Myself: A Guide to Creative Journal
Writing. New York: Carroll & Graf.
Author. l994. Writing Across Cultures. Hillsboro, Oregon: Blue Heron Publishing,
Inc.
Baldwin,
Christina. 1977.
1991. One to One: Self-Understanding Through Journal Writing. New
York: M. Evans.
Bark,
Sandra. 2004. The Art of Writing.
Bender,
Sheila. 2000. A Year in the
Life: Journaling for Self-Discovery. Cincinnati, OH. Walking
Stick Press.
Bender,
Sheila. 2001. Keeping a Journal You Love. Cincinnati, OH:
Walking Stick Press.
Berg,
Elizabeth. 1999. Escaping into the Open: The Art of Writing True. New
York: Harper Collins.
Borkin,
Susan. 1995. Writing from the Inside Out: Using a Journal for
Personal Growth and Transformation. Los Altos, CA: Center for
Personal Growth and Development.
Bosveld,
Jennifer. 1999. Topics for Getting in Touch. Johnstown, OH:
Pudding House Press. Avail. Pudding House Publications, info@puddinghouse.
com.
Bouton,
Eldonna. 1999. Loose Ends: A Journaling Tool for Tying up the
Incomplete Details of Your Life and Heart. Whole Heart Publications.
Cameron,
Julia. 1996. The Vein of
Gold: A Journey to Your Creative Heart. New York: G. P. Putnam's
Sons.
Cameron,
Julia. 1998. The Right to
Write. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher.
Cameron,
Julia. Write Yourself
Right Size. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher.
Campbell,
Andrea. 1993. Your Corner of the Universe.
Capacchione,
Lucia. 2001. The Creative Journal: The Art of Finding Yourself. Second
ed. Franklin Lakes, NJ: New page Books.
Casewit,
Curtis W. 1982. The Diary: A Complete Guide to Journal Writing.
Chapman,
Joyce. 1991. Journaling for Joy: Writing Your Way to Personal
Growth and Freedom. North Hollywood, CA: Newcastle.
Field,
Joanna. 1981. A Life of One's Own. New York: G. P. Putnam's
Sons.
Goldberg,
Natalie. 1986. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within. Boston:
Shambhala.
Goldberg,
Natalie. 1990. Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life. New York:
Bantam Books.
Goldberg,
Natalie. 2000. Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's
Craft. New York: Bantam.
Guarino,
Lois. 1999. Writing Your Authentic Self: The Omega Institute Mind,
Body, Spirit. New York: Dell.
Hagan,
Kay Leigh. 1990. Internal Affairs: A Journal Keeping Workbook
for Self-Intimacy. New York: HarperCollins.
Heard,
Georgia. 1995. Writing Toward Home: Tales and Lessons to Find
Your Way. New York: Heinemann.
Heart,
Rosalie Deer, and Alison Strickland. 1999. Harvesting Your Journals:
Writing Tools to Enhance Your Growth and Creativity. CITY: Blessingway
Books.
Hempl,
Patricia. 1999. Memory and Imagination: I Could
Tell You Stories. New York: Norton.
Holzer,
Burghild Nina. 1994. A Walk Between Heaven and Earth: A Personal
Journal on Writing and the Creative Process. New York: Bell Tower.
Jacobs,
Rita D. 2001. The Way In: Journal Writing for Self-Discovery. New
York. Stewart, Tabori & Chang.
Johnson,
Alexandra. 1997. The Hidden Writer: Diaries and the Creative Life. New
York: Anchor Books, Doubleday.
Johnson,
Dan. 1989. Creative Guide to Journal Writing: How to Enrich Your
Life with a Written Journal.
Kovacs,
Edna. 2001. Writing with Multiple Intelligences. Portland,
Oregon: Blue Heron Publishing.
Lamott,
Anne. 1994. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.
New York: Random House.
Malin,
Jo, Victoria Boynton, eds. 2002. Herspace: Women, Writing and
Solitude. New York: Haworth Press.
Metzger,
Deena. 1992. Writing for Your Life: A Guide and Companion to the
Inner Worlds. San Francisco: Harper.
Miller,
James E. 1998. The Rewarding Practice of Journal Writing: A Guide
for Starting and Keeping your Personal Journal.
Mirriam-Goldberg,
Caryn. l999. Write Where You Are: How to Use Writing to
Make Sense of Your Life. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.
Progoff,
Ira. 1983. Life-Study:
Experiencing Creative Lives by the Intensive Journal Method. New
York: Dialogue House.
Progoff,
Ira. 1992. At a Journal Workshop: Writing to Access the Power
of the Unconscious and Evoke Creative Ability. New York: G. P.
Putnam's Sons.
Rainer,
Tristine. 1978. The New Diary. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Rico,
Gabriel Lusser. 1983. Writing the Natural Way. New York: Jeremy
P. Tarcher.
Rico,
Gabriele. 2000. Writing the Natural Way: Using Right-Brain Techniques
to Release Your Expressive Powers. Revised ed. New York: Jeremy
P. Tarcher.
Schiwy,
Marlene A. 1996. A Voice of her Own: Women and the Journal-writing
Journey. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Stafford,
William. 1978. Writing the Australian Crawl. Views on the Writer’s
Vocation. Michigan: University of Michigan Press.
Toms,
Michael and Justine Willis Toms. True Work: Doing What You
Love and Loving What you Do.
Tourtillott,
Suzanne J. E. 2001. Making and Keeping Creative Journals. Asheville.
NC: Lark Books.
Woodward,
Patricia. 1996. Journal Jumpstarts: Quick topics and tips for
journal writing.
Woolridge,
Susan G. Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life With Words. New York:
Clarkson Potter, 1996.
Product Sources
Supplies for Diarists
Blank Journals, Pens, and Accessories. Check local book, stationery,
art stores, office supply, drugstore, or supermarket.
Amazon: www.amazon.com
Artisan/Santa
Fe Inc. 1611 St. Michaels Dr. Santa Fe,
NM 87505, 505-954-4179. 1-800-331-6375; artsupply@artisan-santafe.com
Barnes & Noble:
www.barnesandnoble.com
Bittner
Fine Stationery; California store: journals, pens, and accessories: www.bittner.com /
1-888-BITTNER; in California, 831-626-8828.
Epica; Leather
journals: www.epica.com
Flax
Art &
Design; Many journals, incl. ones with keys for secrecy, and writing
and collage supplies: www.flaxart.
comwww.collagecatalog.
com for
The Collage Catalog www.thepapercatalog.com for
The Paper Catalog
Guadalupe's
#1. A-OK Rubber Stamps 102 W. San Francisco Street, Suite 11, Santa
Fe, NM 87501. 505-982-9862
Journals
Unlimited, Inc.; “Write It Down” series: oversized spiral-bound blank
and special interest journals:www.journalsunlimited.com.
800-897-8528; in Michigan, 989-686-3377
K. Schweizer; leather and non-leather
journals, and accessories incl. pens, albums, scrapbooks, and software. www.kschweizer.com Telephone:
888-444-0055
Kate's Paperie:
New York store and online catalog carries a large supply of journals,
pens, and collage materials: www.katespaperie.com
Levenger;
journals and accessories, incl. a “Chapters Journal” binding that
allows pages to lie flat rather than rolling near the spin: www.levenger.com
Michael Roger Press; established in 1949, large inventory
of journals, incl. colorful faux-fur, Chinese silk, cork, bark,
leather, and glitter:
www.mrogerpress.com
Old Leather Book; Handmade
leather journals, bibles, scrapbooks, and custom bookbinding.
Sandra S. Kahn also conducts bookbinding workshops: www.oldleather.com.
Old Leather Books, 9 Bradley Road, Belmont, MA 02479, 617-489-1528
One of a Kind Journals; Handmade journals: www.oneofakindjournals.com
Papers! Nob Hill Shopping Center,
114 Amherst Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106. 505-254-1434, Fax:
505-254-9005
Running Rhino & Company. Lined
or unlined journals in various sizes www.runningrhino.com
The Ark Alternative Source of Books, Music, and Fine
Gifts. 133 Romero Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501. 505-988-3709, Fax:
505-982-0913. explore@arkbooks.com
Two Hands-papers, journals, pens and more. 330 Old
Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87501. 505-984-3059. Also at 803
Pearl Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302, 303-444-0124
Valdes Art Supplies, Custom Framing, Cards and Gifts.
1006 Marquez Place, Santa Fe, NM 87501. 505-982-0017, Fax: 505-988-3409
Wakimbo
Environmentally-friendly journals created and handmade
in Sydney, Australia: www.wakimbo
com
Organizations and Education Opportunities
American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama was founded
in 1947, and publishes The Journal of Group Psychotherapy and holds annual
conferences. Training is offered throughout the country at various institutions.
It focuses on group psychotherapy and provides information about ongoing
developments in group psychotherapy, psychodrama, and sociometry. http://www.asgpp.org/
Amherst Writers and Artists Institute. Founded by
writer Pat
Schneider in 1981, offers creative
writing workshops and retreats for both established and beginning
writers in affiliated workshops across the around the world. Amherst
Writers and Artists Press publishes a national literary journal, Peregrine,
and has released over 20 books. Amherst Writers and Artists Institute
is an outreach program for low-income and underserved populations. http://www.amherstwriters.com/
Art and Healing Network. An on-line resource
celebrating the connection between art and healing. The web site serves
as an international resource for anyone interested in the healing potential
of art, especially environmentalists, social activists, artists, art
professionals, health care practitioners, and those challenged by illness. http://www.artheals.org/
Arts in Therapy Network is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
organization dedicated to providing an online community for Creative
Arts Therapists (CAT) and those who are interested in the Healing Arts. http://www.artsintherapy.com/
Center for Autobiographical Studies: Focus on the knowledge, appreciation,
creation and preservation of contemporary autobiographic works. These
works may be written for self-understanding, for preserving family and
cultural history, or for pooling the wisdom to be gained from diverse
individuals' life experiences. Workshops, retreats, resources, inspiration
and a newsletter from Tristine Rainer, author of The New Diary. www.storyhelp.com
Center for Journal Therapy: Focus on the healing art of journal writing.
The site offers books, workshops, consultations, audiotapes, papers,
an annual training intensive, journal and poetry therapy certification
training, and other resources, primarily with Kathleen Adams, author
of Journal to the Self. http://www.journaltherapy.com/
Community Arts Network: Resources for arts and community
activism, including essays, news, conversations and more. http://www.communityarts.net/
Community at Work: Resources, strategies and tools for community building
and facilitation. www.communityatwork.org
Compassionate Listening
Project: A non-profit organization based near Seattle, Washington.
We teach heart-based skills for peace building and reconciliation in
our families, communities, on the job, and in the world. speaking
and listening from the heart, even in the heat of conflict. We offer
trainings and a facilitator certification program, and would be happy
to tailor a talk, training,
or group facilitation to fit your need
Folktales from Many Lands, Collected by Peace Corps
Volunteers. http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/students/folktales
International Association of Facilitators: Trainings, certification
programs, conferences, workshops and resources. www.iaf-world.org
International Institute for Facilitation and Consensus: Services, courses,
publications and more on facilitation, consensus, meetings, conflict
and negotiation. http://www.iifac.org/
The National Association for Drama Therapy, founded in 1979, is the
systematic and intentional use of drama/theatre processes and products
to achieve the therapeutic goals of symptom relief, emotional and physical
integration, and personal growth. Drama therapists are trained in theatre
arts, psychology, psychotherapy and drama therapy. Areas of study include
improvisation, puppetry, role-playing, mask work, pantomime, theatrical
production, psychodrama, developmental psychology, theories of personality,
and group process. All students of drama therapy must complete supervised
clinical internships with a broad range of populations. http://www.nadt.org/
The National Association for Poetry Therapy, founded
in 1981, NAPT focuses on the poetic power of language to bring healing,
growth, transformation and empowerment. http://www.poetrytherapy.org/
National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapists Association is
a coalition of expressive arts organizations, including NAPT and NADT,
plus some of the more traditional expressive arts therapies (dance, music
and art therapies). Founded in 1979, NCCATA is an alliance of professional
associations dedicated to the advancement of the arts as therapeutic
modalities. NCCATA represents over 8000 individual members of six creative
arts therapies associations. Each member association has established
professional training standards including an approval and monitoring
process, a code of ethics and standards of clinical practice, and a credentialing
process. Annual conferences, journals, and newsletters for each association
foster professional development, as well as educate the public and allied
professionals about each discipline. Although unique and distinct from
one another, the creative arts therapies share related processes and
goals. Participation in all the creative arts therapies provides people
with special needs ways to express themselves that may not be possible
through more traditional therapies. http://www.nccata.org/
National Intensive Journal Program: This program, one of the first
of its kind, was developed in the 1950s by Dr. Ira Progoff. Workshops
and training options available. www.intensivejournal.org
Transformative Language Arts Network: The TLA Network a gathering place, a healing ground, a place of greater
vision and wider perspective that supports individuals and organizations
in promoting all forms of the spoken, written and sung word as a tool
for personal and community transformation. TLAN organizes the annual Power
of Words conference, published The
Power of Words: A Transformative Language Arts Reader, offer memberships, a web-zine,
and other benefits, including many resources on right livelihood.
Goddard College Concentration of the Individualized Master's
Program: Transformative Language Arts:
Social and Personal Transformation Through the Spoken, Written & Sung
Word.
Please see our Bibliography on Themes for resources
on specific issues.
Note: As you can see, this bibliography is a work-in-progress.
We won't let a few missing pieces of information or formatting issues
keep you from exploring these resources with the same delight we have had
in compiling them. Enjoy! And if we're missing anything, please let us
know. We'll be happy to keep updating our list of inspirational sources.
The lists will get cleaned up and filled in as time goes by.
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