The Journal Wheel Guide Book [Paperback]

Deborah Bouziden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2001

Journaling. No thanks, you may think. I'm not a writer. Neither was Anne Frank or hundreds of other 'journal'-ists who record their thoughts and feelings every day. The nice thing about journaling is you don't have to have perfect punctuation, create stunning sentences or know how to diagram them. All you have to do is put pen to paper.

The Journal Guide is a handy, easy to use journaling tool. Simply align month and date with your mood and a journaling suggestion is presented!

Use the Journal Wheel whenever you feel you need help finding a starting point or assistance developing a fresh idea for your journaling session.

The Journal Guide Book and Wheel:
Produces unlimited paths and possibilities to explore
Gets you in closer touch with inner feelings
Enhances your creativity
Creates balance in your life
Improves your writing with skill builders throughout the book
Helps you track life events
Promotes healing for your mind, body and soul
Is compact yet sturdy and durable, and can be taken anywhere you go.

Sometimes, you may think you have nothing to say, to write, in your journal. Or days when the most interesting thing in your life seems to be the weather. I've had them. We all have.

If you feel even the weather isn't worth writing about, allow me to offer some encouragement and suggestions. That's why I made the Journal Wheel. Its function is to give you an idea of what to write about on those days when you can think of nothing.

The Journal Wheel is designed to give you a nudge, not a Tyson knockout blow. It is a creative tool for those interested in personal growth, development and creative enhancement. It can be what you want it to be -- a helping hand, a friend or an encyclopedia of topics. And who knows, in the future as you read through your journal's pages, you might find, as I did, a "bard" inside you, after all.

Start your writing with the Journal Wheel's help, but never feel its suggested technique or subject must confine you. As soon as you feel you would like to change directions, do it! The Journal Wheel is only there to facilitate and initiate your writings... never to dominate or dictate. Consider it the "writer's block" eliminator!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Journal Guide Book and Wheel offer fresh approaches for both rookies and seasoned writers. -- Kathleen Adams LPC, RPT, Director, The Center for Journal Therapy and Author of, Journal to the Self, The Center for Journal Therapy, January 1, 2001

Simple to use, effective in its approach and the right size to be taken anywhere.” -- Claire Wakefield, former magazine editor, creative writing instructor, Claire Wakefield, The Creative Writer, December 2000

“...anyone using the Journal Wheel and Guide Book will be rewarded with a boost of creativity.” -- Robyn Conley-Weaver, author of What Really Matters to Me: A Guided Journal, Walking Stick Press, February 1, 2001

About the Author

Deborah Bouziden (visit her Web site) is a Certified Instructor (certification through The Center for Journal Therapy). She has been writing since 1985, has won numerous writing awards and has had hundreds of articles published in such magazines as Writer's Digest, Woman's Day, Sunday Digest, Woman's Touch, Capper's, ParentLife, Living With Teenagers, and many more.

She is president of the Oklahoma Writers' Federation, speaks at writers' conferences, monthly meetings and workshops, and has taught classes at local colleges.

Product Details

• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Loveland Pr; Bk&Acces edition (March 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966269640
• ISBN-13: 978-0966269642
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,427,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #83 in Books > Self-Help > Journal Writing

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pushes you to think outside your usual box, May 19, 2002

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Kate Picher "Two cat owner" (California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Journal Wheel Guide Book (Paperback)

This is a Journal wheel with accompanying book to explain how to use the wheel. I usually don't need help finding things to write about, but I bought the wheel to show my journaling class. Then I started using it.

You place the wheel on the date and dial your mood. When you turn the wheel over, it gives you a topic such as work, travel, weather. It also suggests a technique such as listing, dialog, free writing. All the techniques are describe in the book along with suggestions for what to write about when you get certain combinations.

I had a really sad day last week, since my cat of 16 years died. The wheel told me to write dialog about transportation. That seemed weird, but I ended up writing about conversation I had with my daughter while we were driving around looking for him under bushes. I don't think I would have otherwise recorded that conversation.

This wheel and book could be helpful to non-experienced journalers as well. It would help them become familiar with different types of writing.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NOT a book, but a tool, September 19, 2001

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Chel Micheline "Chel Micheline" (Southwest Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Journal Wheel Guide Book (Paperback)

This is not a book- it's really a booklet that accompanies the wheel. I like to think of it as a "color wheel" for the journaler. Just match up the date with your mood, and the wheel will point you to a page in the booklet that will give you a writing prompt.

It's extrememly helpful to have on days when you just don't know what to write. The topics tend to give you direction instead of asking specific questions. If you are looking for specific, detailed writing prompts, this may not be for you. But if you need inspiration, turn to the wheel. It's a great tool.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Journaling Tool, April 6, 2001

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H. Rose (Middlefield, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Journal Wheel Guide Book (Paperback)

Congrats to the author! This book has it all. Hundreds of ideas for jump starting your brain. If you want to write, yet find yourself staring at a blank piece of paper not knowing what to write, this is the book for you. You cannot fail to find a process or a subject that will appeal to you. You line up the wheel with the date, month and your mood for an idea and a technique to attempt. Clear and concise descriptions of the many processes common to journal keepers. The endless potential combinations are fun and wonderfully random! It's a great way to coax from yourself the words which will tell your unique story. This journaling tool has all the necessary elements to help you to write all those thoughts, ideas and dreams that float around in your head.