Recommended Reading

Creativity and Writing

Aldrich, Anne Hazard. Notes from Myself: A Guide to Creative Journal Writing.
   New York: Carroll & Graf, 1998.
*Berg, Elizabeth. Escaping into the Open: The Art of Writing True. New
   York: Harper Collins, 1999
Cameron, Julia. The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity.
   New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1992.
___. The Right to Write. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1998.
___. The Vein of Gold: A Journey to Your Creative Heart.
   New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1996.
*Dorff, Francis. Simply Soul Stirring: Writing as a Meditative Practice.
   Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1998.
*Goldberg, Natalie. Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's
   Craft. New York: Bantam, 2000.
___. Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life. New York: Bantam Books, 1990.
___. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within.
   Boston: Shambhala, 1986.
Rainer, Tristine. Your Life as Story: Discovering the 'New Autobiography'
   and Memoir Writing as Literature. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1998.
Rico, Gabriele. Pain and Possibility: Writing the Natural Way: Using
   Right-Brain Techniques to Release Your Expressive Powers. Revised ed.
   New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2000.

Journaling

Adams, Kathleen. Journal to the Self. New York: Warner Books, 1990.
*Baldwin, Christina. Life's Companion: Journal Writing as a Spiritual Quest.
   New York: Bantam Books, 1990.
___. One to One: Self-Understanding Through Journal Writing. New York: M.
   Evans, 1977.
Bender, Sheila. Keeping a Journal You Love. Cincinnati, OH: Walking Stick
   Press, 2001.
___. A Year in the Life: Journaling for Self-Discovery. Cincinnati, OH:
   Walking Stick Press, 2000.
Borkin, Susan. Writing from the Inside Out: Using a Journal for Personal
   Growth and ransformation. Los Altos, CA: Center for Personal Growth and
   Development, 1995.
Capacchione, Lucia. The Creative Journal: The Art of Finding Yourself.
   Second ed. Franklin Lakes, NJ: New page Books, 2001.
Chapman, Joyce. Journaling for Joy: Writing Your Way to Personal Growth and
   Freedom. North Hollywood, CA: Newcastle, 1991.
Field, Joanna. A Life of One's Own. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1981.
   Guarino, Lois. Writing Your Authentic Self: The Omega Institute Mind, Body,
   Spirit . New York: Dell, 1999.
*Hagan, Kay Leigh. Internal Affairs: A Journal Keeping Workbook for
   Self-Intimacy. New York: HarperCollins, 1990.
Holzer, Burghild Nina. A Walk Between Heaven and Earth. New York: Bell
   Tower, 1994.
Jacobs, Rita D. The Way In: Journal Writing for Self-Discovery. New York:
   Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2001.
*Johnson, Alexandra. Leaving A Trace: The Art of Transforming a Life into
   Stories. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 2001.
Klug, Ronald. How to Keep a Spiritual Journal. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg,
   1993.
Moon, Janell. Stirring Your Waters: Writing to Find Your Spirit. Boston:
   Tuttle, 2001.
Neimark, M.D., Neil F. The Handbook of Journaling: Tools for the Healing of
  Mind, Body & Spirit. Second ed. Irvine, CA: R.E.P. Technologies, 2000.
Price, Daniel. How to Make a Journal of Your Life. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed
   Press, 1999.
Progoff, Ira. At a Journal Workshop. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1978.
___. Life-Study: Experiencing Creative Lives by the Intensive Journal
   Method. New York: Dialogue House, 1983.
*Rainer, Tristine. The New Diary. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1978.
Rico, Gabrielle. Writing Your Way Through Personal Crisis. New York: Jeremy P.
   Tarcher, 1991.
*Schiwy, Marlene. A Voice of Her Own: Women and the Journal-Writing
   Journey. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1996.

Journal Making

Doggett, Sue. Bookworks: Books, Memory and Photo Albums, Journals, and
   Diaries Made by Hand. Salt Lake City, UT: Watson-Guptill, 1998. Fox,
   Gabrielle. The Essential Guide to Making Handmade Books. Salt Lake City,
   UT: North Light Books, 2000.
Hinchman, Hanna. A Life in Hand: Creating the Illuminated Journal. Layton,
   UT: Gibbs Smith, 1999.
Thompson, Jason. Making Journals by Hand: 20 Creative Projects for Keeping
   Your Thoughts. Gloucester, MA: Rockport Books, 2000.
Tourtillott, Suzanne J. E. Making and Keeping Creative Journals. Asheville,
   NC: Lark Books, 2001.

Periodicals

There are a number of journaling newsletters on the Internet. The listing below is
the only print publication for diarists, as of this writing. Personal Journaling
Magazine: http://www.journalingmagazine.com. Published bi-monthly by Writer's
Digest, Inc., this publication serves as "a companion for your journal writing."
The Internet site gives information on current and back issues.

*: Highly recommended