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Article: Want to keep a journal?
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- Concord Monitor
- Article date:
- February 10, 2008
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Want to keep a journal? Here are eight tips for sticking to it.
1. Start your journal when you want to keep a record of a
sustained period: an exciting trip, a pregnancy, a child's first
year. This will get you off to a good start and make writing a
habit.
2. Choose an ink pen you like and a durable journal. I use a
Pilot Razor Point with black ink and write in Moleskin lined
notebooks. When new, the pens allow for a fine, small script. The
notebooks have thin pages but good paper and a portable design.
3. Pick a regular time to write, but for special occasions make
more time.
4. Don't feel obliged to write a wakeup-to-bedtime account of a
day. Choose ...