Journaling Techniques Archives

Discover our favorite journaling techniques to kickstart and deepen your personal writing journey. From prompts and formats to styles and strategies, discover ways to make writing more meaningful, insightful, and transformative.

3 Great Journaling Techniques

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 Monk2025-10-01T08:49:40-07:00June 13th, 2025|Benefits of Journaling, How to Journal, Journaling for Men, Journaling Techniques|

How to Journal: A Complete Beginner’s Guide (6 Steps)

By Lynda Monk, MSW, RSW, CPCC — Director, International Association for Journal Writing Published 25 April 2025 · Updated 14 September 2026 · 14 min read How to journal: choose a notebook and pen you like, set aside 10–15 minutes somewhere quiet, and start with a simple prompt such as “Right now, I feel…”. Write ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2026-09-14T17:15:35-07:00April 25th, 2025|How to Journal, Journal Prompts, Journaling Techniques|

4 Easy Ways to Journal for Female Entrepreneurs

4 Easy Ways to Journal for Female Entrepreneurs Written by Carol Brennan During the pandemic, I felt an anxious knot in my stomach. Perhaps you know the feeling. I had so much to do but didn’t know how to get started. I run a journal coaching business. And if you work for yourself, you’ll ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2025-10-01T08:37:00-07:00March 20th, 2024|How to Journal, Journaling Techniques|

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 Monk2025-10-01T08:37:01-07:00August 28th, 2023|Creative Journaling, Journaling Techniques|

The Power of One Word Journal Prompts

"When you write about a memory you begin to remember more fragments of your life; when you read it to others you remember even more." ~ Patty Dann I facilitated our Writing Alone Together Circle today, which is one of our monthly IAJW member events. I often pick a theme or a topic ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2025-10-01T08:37:01-07:00August 9th, 2023|Journal Prompts, Journaling Techniques|

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 Monk2025-10-01T08:37:02-07:00July 20th, 2023|Creative Journaling, Journaling Techniques|

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 Monk2025-10-01T08:37:03-07:00April 17th, 2023|Creative Journaling, Journaling Techniques|