No one was more surprised than poet Maggie Smith that writing herself a daily pep talk during the unraveling of her 18-year marriage actually helped her feel better. Those little missives, ...

Self-discovery journal prompts that stimulate your reflection and creativity can help you transform yourself in sometimes surprising ways. If you're already a dedicated journal writer, you might be ...

Do you keep a diary in good times or bad? According to researchers James W. Pennebaker and Joshua M. Smyth, most journalers tend to fall squarely in one of the two categories: Either they write ...

Each morning, I write three pages in my journal, with no requirement about subject matter, topic, or approach—just that I write. Something. Anything. The only rule is to keep the pen or pencil moving, ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A woman writes by hand in a journal, with a laptop and coffee mug close by. I started ...

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Justin Dunnavant is a PhD student in Anthropology at the University of Florida. You can find him on ...

Woman with wax tablets and stylus (so-called "Sappho") fresco from Pompeii ca. 55-70 CE. Source: Museo Nazionale Archeologico, Naples/Public Domain In his journal of 1836, the great American poet, ...

Because we know that becoming a successful writer is crucial to a student’s overall trajectory at school, work, and as a citizen, teachers must identify the tools that can best support writing ...

The first course in The Writer’s Studio challenges you to think deeply about your writing practice. How will you cultivate a creative process that allows you to meet your writing goals? What practical ...