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Despite its subtitle, Notes from Myself is less a guide to creative journal writing than a history of and fervent position paper in favor of it. Anne Hazard Aldrich, a long-time journal keeper, writes about journals by artists, scientists, travelers, and novelists, and examines period journals, spiritual journals, journals of illness, and prison journals. The final section includes annotated excerpts from a year in the life of her own journal. Aldrich is very convincing in her argument for journal writing, which she says is therapeutic, liberating, "both a road towards the creative self, and an act of creativity in itself." Aldrich believes that "there is never a day in your life which is not worthy of description," and that "knowing we are going to write makes us more observant." Notes from Myself will surely gear you up to start writing, but you may also find its repetition and niggling grammatical errors somewhat tiresome.
From Library Journal
Both these books are about creative writing and finding a voice. Both talk about the healing power of the writing process. Aldrich, a creative writing teacher, focuses on journal writing. Her book is divided into three sections. The first includes reasons to keep a journal, how to do it, and a set of exercises to get started and overcome blocks. Section two is about different types of people who keep journals, and section three is a collection of entries from the author's own journals to use as examples for would-be journal writers. Her book includes many quotes from famous journal keepers and a useful annotated bibliography. Aronie, whose essays are aired on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, writes to inspire writers. Her style is warm and her message infectious. She too includes exercises to guide her readers. A major part of her message is just to get the paper and pen in contact with each other and worry about grammar and spelling and other "school stuff" after the habit of writing has been formed. This book, which compares favorably with Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird (LJ 8/94) and Natalie Goldberg's Writing Down the Bones (1986), is more readable than Aldrich's and is recommended for all public libraries.?Lisa J. Cihlar, Monroe P.L., Wis.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Despite its subtitle, Notes from Myself is less a guide to creative journal writing than a history of and fervent position paper in favor of it. Anne Hazard Aldrich, a long-time journal keeper, writes about journals by artists, scientists, travelers, and novelists, and examines period journals, spiritual journals, journals of illness, and prison journals. The final section includes annotated excerpts from a year in the life of her own journal. Aldrich is very convincing in her argument for journal writing, which she says is therapeutic, liberating, "both a road towards the creative self, and an act of creativity in itself." Aldrich believes that "there is never a day in your life which is not worthy of description," and that "knowing we are going to write makes us more observant." Notes from Myself will surely gear you up to start writing, but you may also find its repetition and niggling grammatical errors somewhat tiresome.
From Library Journal
Both these books are about creative writing and finding a voice. Both talk about the healing power of the writing process. Aldrich, a creative writing teacher, focuses on journal writing. Her book is divided into three sections. The first includes reasons to keep a journal, how to do it, and a set of exercises to get started and overcome blocks. Section two is about different types of people who keep journals, and section three is a collection of entries from the author's own journals to use as examples for would-be journal writers. Her book includes many quotes from famous journal keepers and a useful annotated bibliography. Aronie, whose essays are aired on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, writes to inspire writers. Her style is warm and her message infectious. She too includes exercises to guide her readers. A major part of her message is just to get the paper and pen in contact with each other and worry about grammar and spelling and other "school stuff" after the habit of writing has been formed. This book, which compares favorably with Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird (LJ 8/94) and Natalie Goldberg's Writing Down the Bones (1986), is more readable than Aldrich's and is recommended for all public libraries.?Lisa J. Cihlar, Monroe P.L., Wis.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- Spinning Gold out of Straw : How Stories Heal by Diane Rooks on page 180, page 181, and Back Matter
- Create Your Personal Sacred Text: Develop and Celebrate Your Spiritual Life by Bobbi Parish on page 174, and Back Matter
- Writing Cures: An Introductory Handbook of Writing in Counselling and Psychotherapy by Gillie Bolton on page 83
- Journaling from the Heart by Eldonna Bouton in Back Matter
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