Creative Journaling

Ready to start journaling but not sure where to begin? This friendly, beginner-focused guide shows you how to make journaling simple, enjoyable, and meaningful — even if you’ve never kept a journal before. You’ll learn how to create a journaling habit that helps you focus better, set clearer goals, and feel more grounded in everyday life. Journaling is one of the easiest ways to support your mental and emotional well-being, and you can start today with nothing more than a pen and notebook. Inside, you’ll discover: How to begin journaling with confidence Simple habits that make ...

A guide to the art of journaling—and a meditation on the central questions of life—by the bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms, with contributions from Hanif Abdurraqib, Jon Batiste, Salman Rushdie, Gloria Steinem, George Saunders, and many more “The Book of Alchemy proves on every...

What do a ladder and a cat have in common? Or grief and a slice of apple pie? Welcome to Weaving Metaphors, a soulful and surprising journey into the art of seeing meaning in the everyday. With warmth, wit, and a touch of midnight musing, author Linda A. Lavid invites you to explore unlikely pairings—two random nouns at a time—and discover how they connect, clash, or conspire to tell us something deeper about life. Part journal, part creative practice, and part spiritual whisper, this book is for thinkers, feelers, wanderers, and anyone who believes the world is more than it seems. Each...

Through a blend of compelling exercises and stories, the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets will train you to combat your own biases, address your weaknesses, and help you become a better and more confident decision-maker. What do you do when you're faced with a big decision? If you're like...

The stories are already there. You just need the right way in. Most people who want to write about their lives get stuck in the same place. Not because they don’t have anything to say—but because they don’t know where to start. The Memory Trigger solves that problem. This book gives you 365 carefully designed flash memoir prompts that act like keys, unlocking specific memories, moments, and emotions you haven’t thought about in years. Instead of vague questions that leave you staring at a blank page, each prompt is built to take you somewhere real—fast. But this isn’t just a ...

What if you could design a solo RPG around the kind of stories you actually want to play? Create Your Own Solo Journaling RPG is a practical, step-by-step guide to building your own game from the ground up. You don't need to be an experienced game designer, nor do you need to write a lengthy rulebook. Start with an experience you want to have, then build only the rules that help create it. Inside the book Build the foundation Define your intended play experience Create a character system Give the game direction Design a core gameplay loop Build your resolution mechanic Create uncertainty ...

You get a brand-new journal and are so excited to start writing in it. You open it up just to be utterly intimidated by that first blank page staring back at you. Don’t worry, Journaling 2-in-1 Value Combo will help you fill all those blank pages and turn journaling into an automatic habit with just a few minutes a day that will completely transform your life!

A step-by-step guide to the process of “scripting” your future and successfully manifesting what you want in life Explores the science behind how the scripting method works and shares the vivid journal entries from the author’s big breakthrough--when he successfully used his method to...

Finally finish the first draft of your novel with a method that maximizes efficiency, speed, and joy—from the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel. After months (or years) of writing, are you left with nothing but a folder full of false starts? Do you have a novel you were once excited to...

For Linda Cracknell, exposure to wind, rock, mist, and salt water is integral to her writing process. She follows Susan Sontag’s advice to “Love words, agonise over sentences, and pay attention to the world,” observing and writing her landscapes from the particulars of each moment. In this varied essay collection, Linda backpacks on a small island that is connected to the mainland only at low tide.

From Amie McNee, the voice behind Inspired to Write, a manifesto on the vital, human importance of creating, with guidance for all artists in all endeavors, whether they're starting their journey or seeking a fresh perspective. In We Need Your Art, Amie McNee calls artists and aspiring artists...

Teen Confidence Shouldn’t Fall Apart Every Time Life Gets Hard. That’s Why This Book Was Created. Your teen is growing up in a world filled with pressure to succeed, comparison, self-doubt, a need to fit in, and figure life out before they’ve even had enough time to understand who they are. But confidence doesn’t come from being perfect. It comes from learning how to handle mistakes, bounce back from setbacks, manage pressure, and how to keep moving forward even when life feels difficult. If your teen doesn’t learn how to build resilience, challenge negative self-talk, and develop...

We’ve all been there. You get a brand-new journal and are so excited to start writing in it. You open it up, just to be utterly intimidated by that first blank page staring back at you. Maybe, you summon your courage and are able to get past that first page and write in your journal for a day or two, but then the novelty wears off. Your journal entries dwindle, and before you know it, your journal is just left sitting on the shelf with all those blank pages full of untapped potential.

What if the spiritual guide you've been searching for has been inside you all along waiting for you to pick up a pen? Your journal is a reflection of your inner self, a portal to connect with universal wisdom. It offers you insights you already possess but may not have noticed yet. Each blank page invites wonder. Every writing session is your chance to hear what your soul wants to tell you. Spiritual Journaling for Self-Discovery: Transform Your Life with the Power of Words is a guide to help you build a journaling habit that's in tune with yourself and what's truly important. Inside you'll...

This is definitive edition of The Lost World, an immersive solo journaling roleplaying game of exploration, survival, and quiet wonder. Step into the remnants of Atalaya—a once-glorious civilization that collapsed into shadow—and discover a world fractured by time, where every uncharted path hides a story waiting to be written. In this game, you do not play a legendary savior or a high-fantasy hero destined to conquer kingdoms. Instead, you are a wanderer journeying alone through broken landscapes, cataloging forgotten structures, facing unpredictable creatures, and piecing together the...

Writing To Heal - Edition OneWriting in a journal is powerful, cathartic and life-changing. Words have the power to heal and when you journal daily you will begin to see where and what you need to heal. Do you feel stuck? Do you want clarity? Do you want to write and journal in a positive way? Do you want to have fun with your journaling? Then Writing to Heal is for you… Writing to Heal takes you on a journey that asks you to first pick up your pen and write. To then reflect on what you have written and rewrite it with positive intention so that you change the story. In This Book, You ...

In this practical, immediately actionable guide, Lucinda Halpern, who has represented New York Times bestsellers and brokered numerous deals with major publishers for over a decade, divulges what agents look for in authors and the shortcuts they use to get book deals but have never...

"Berlant adds that extra pizazz, so you really get a window into the creative mind as it shifts quickly from moments of despair to lightbulbs of insight to incidents of sexual desire to the recollection of totally random literary facts."—Vulture on Alphabetical Diaries "Heti's candid...

What if you could be the player, the storyteller, and the audience of your own adventure? Solo Journaling RPG is a different way to experience roleplaying. You create a character, make decisions, explore a situation, and discover what happens through the interaction of your choices, game mechanics, oracles, prompts, and chance. Then you record the experience in a journal, turning the events of play into a story that develops one decision at a time. Solo Journaling RPG — Definitive Edition: The Art of Being Your Own Storyteller is an introductory guide to the practice of Solo Journaling ...

Unlock your full creativity and discern your deeper purpose through the transformative power of mindful writing, from celebrated journaling expert Laura L. Rubin. As a leading creative coach who has led countless guided mindful writing workshops, Rubin has developed a philosophy: journaling is...