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“Journal writing is, foremost, a way to order and reframe perspective.”

— Alexandra Johnson

“Don't worry about getting published. Write for therapy. Write for you.”

— Ksenia Anske

“A really well-done first draft of a book bares your soul. The purpose of revision is so that everyone who reads the published version…

— James A. Owen

It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted…

— Marcia Angell

“While writing the first draft is an exercise in shutting down all of the things we think we know so that the story features…

— Patricia Hickman

“A journal is a record of experiences and growth, not a preserve of things well done or said.”

— Henry David Thoreau

“It took years of keeping journals to trust a simple fact: like life in transit, the writing inside is often fragmented, messy.”

— Alexandra Johnson

Your body keeps an accurate journal regardless of what you write down...

— Anonymous

Your spouse, a sibling, a friend need to read your drafts. They have to be people unafraid to tell you what sucks. For early…

— Douglas Brunt

“The journals may give you an opportunity to express your feelings without inviting further tables.”

— David Patneaude

“When it comes to having your manuscript edited, the truth will set you free; just as soon as you rewrite the whole thing.”

— Al Boudreau

“Writing [my journal] was the only way I could keep track of the last experience before a new one came along and erased the…

— Kristine K. Stevens