Creative Journaling Archives

There are many creative ways to journal including art journaling, vision and collage journaling, and more! Find lots of inspiring and fresh ideas to expand your creative self-expression within the pages of your journal.

Artists Speak Journal Series: What inspired the creation of these journals?

The Artfulness of Artists Speaking By Eric Maisel Art in the Bagel Shop Many years ago—maybe forty—I had a small show of abstract pastels up at the bagel shop across the street from where I was living. It stayed up a long time because, well, there was no urgency to take it down. Other ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2024-08-31T12:17:24-07:00August 29th, 2024|Creative Journaling|

Journaling & Rug Hooking

Journaling & Rug Hooking Article by Gwen Dixon Photos provided by featured rug hookers. Lately, the concept of journaling and rug hooking has captured my interest. With the dedication and inspiration to explore further, I discover myself not only jotting down experiences and thoughts but also delving into the intricate art of rug hooking. ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2024-02-14T19:22:55-08:00February 1st, 2024|Creative Journaling|

Write from the Body by Eva Weaver

What does it mean to "write from the body"? When we ‘write from the body’, we write from the bodily home we inhabit in this life. We might write from a black body, a queer body, a white or mixed race body, a dying body, a non-binary body, an able-bodied body, an immunocompromised body, ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-08-29T13:24:09-07:00August 28th, 2023|Creative Journaling|

Playing with Alphapoems to Spark Creativity in Your Journal

How to be More Playful and Creative in the Pages of Your Journal I truly believe that play is a portal to our creative self-expression! There are many ways to to add more play and creativity to journaling. This can be done in simple ways like using colourful pen and markers to make your ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-07-20T14:04:48-07:00July 20th, 2023|Creative Journaling|

Top 7 Reasons to Take a Journal Writing Course

Written by Lynda Monk I love taking courses, especially journal writing courses! I am always taking a course - it might be self-guided, instructor led, online or in-person. I am a lifelong learner and I buy more courses than clothes. Given my passion for taking courses, I thought I would ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:52:43-07:00April 24th, 2023|Benefits of Journaling, Creative Journaling|

Playing with Book Spine Poems

It is National Poetry Month in both Canada and the US. Judy Reeves, one of our IAJW Journal Council members, created an inspiring Book Spine Poem. I had never heard of a Book Spine Poem and was immediately drawn to it. I wanted to create one too and thought it would be fun to ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-05-15T11:30:22-07:00April 17th, 2023|Creative Journaling|

Sometimes I Write by Ahava Shira

Sometimes I write by Ahava Shira Although I am a consistent writer, writing in my journal several times a week and on my laptop several more, my writing is not always consistent. This doesn't mean that I am not doing the writing right. it just means that I am being true to the way the words ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-03-14T11:29:54-07:00March 13th, 2023|Benefits of Journaling, Creative Journaling, Journal Examples, Journal Prompts, Uncategorized|

How a Scripting Retreat Unexpectedly Changed My Life by Carol Brennan

Written by Carol Brennan How a Scripting Retreat Unexpectedly Changed My Life Last week I was regularly having death by duvet days. I wasn’t going out much, my last launch failed, and I was fed-up with life. In short, I was in a rut. I have those from time-to-time. You ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:52:46-07:00January 31st, 2023|Creative Journaling, How to Journal|

When You Travel— Take Your Journal

About this Journaling Series by Eric Maisel Inspired by Contributors to The Great Book of Journaling This series of guest blog posts on various topics related to journaling, was created for a series called “Journaling for Men” that appears on the Good Men Project blog. It is designed to help everyone, and especially men who may ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:52:48-07:00January 30th, 2023|Benefits of Journaling, Creative Journaling, Journaling for Health & Wellness, Journaling for Men|

6 Keys to Journaling with Children – Excerpt by Nicolle Nattrass

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:52:50-07:00January 20th, 2023|Ask Our Journal Coach, Benefits of Journaling, Creative Journaling, Journaling Books & Reviews, Journaling for Health & Wellness|

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