The following category provides resources for the personal journal writer, from inspiration and motivation to publication. These links discuss the therapeutic importance of diaries, the memories they can treasure or detest and later trigger, as well as the software available to those who seek to transcribe their feelings on the computer. You can also find writers' networks that link different people and provide support amongst writing groups, providing a sense of community to those who write alone.

Site Listings

• Descriptive Writing - This learning activity helps students increase their skills in descriptive writing by following tips and suggestions from writer Virginia Hamilton. After reading about Hamilton, students write their descriptive pieces and publish them online. A teacher's guide is included.
• PageWise - The importance of keeping a personal journal; How to journal for therapy;
• Personal Journaling - A Year in the Life: Journaling for Self-Discovery by Sheila Bender **(Click on title for picture and detailed product info
• Personal Journaling - www.ezboard.com - Personal Journaling
• Personal Journaling Workshop - Perspnal Journaling