642 Things to Write Journal Diary Author: San Francisco Writers' Grotto | Language: English | ISBN:
1452105448 | Format: EPUB
642 Things to Write Journal Diary Description
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"This is a great book if your creative juices are running dry."
--Portland Book Review
About the Author
San Francisco Writers' Grotto, also known as The Grotto, is a workspace for professional writers. Thirty-five writers from The Grotto contributed to this journal.
Po Bronson is a journalist and author, and a member of The Grotto. He lives in San Francisco.
- Diary: 304 pages
- Publisher: Chronicle Books (April 11, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1452105448
- ISBN-13: 978-1452105444
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
This journal is fabulous! It's really helped get me out of my rut. I write recreationally, as a way to recharge and keep this version of myself connected to the liberal arts student I once was. It is set up perfectly for me. I prefer to sit down and start writing randomly, letting each sentence lead to the next. I am not currently attempting an actual writing project with a plot and detailed characters and all that jazz. This journal has 642 prompts, as the title suggests. Many are first sentences, and some are more general topic ideas. I suppose you could write directly in the book, but in my opinion there isn't nearly enough space to really flush out the ideas. I prefer to copy the idea elsewhere and get down to it.
Many of the prompts are common, almost everyday ideas that actually get the creativity flowing. Some are more in depth and require significantly more effort. Some examples of topics, chosen randomly as I flip through the book, are:
Describe something you wanted badly and, once you got it, never used.
Something you've always regretted saying.
Making soup.
A beginners guide to getting noticed.
Death is like this...
Fix the plot of the worst movie you've ever seen.
Choose an obituary and write about a day in that person's life.
Explain to your boss why you spent $5,000 during one business meeting and why he should reimburse you.
The topics zig-zag like this across the whole journal. So far, I haven't fallen into a rut since beginning the journal. The topics are so varied, it's impossible for me not to feel inspired by at least one of them at any given moment.
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