Product Description In today's fast-paced world, more and more people are turning to journal writing to calm their nerves and sort out confusion. 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Journaling' explores the history of journal writing and explains how to get started keeping your own. It points out the benefits of journaling and gives guidelines so that you can determine the type of journal that is right for you. If you are ready to begin writing, it discusses the elements of a good journal and helps you decide what to write about.
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Rating: - Worst. Journaling. Book. Ever.
I have read many books on journaling (can't pass them up!) and this is, hands down (along with Neubauer's other book on journals) the worst in the field. No question and not even close.
Most of the reviews before mine pretty much sum up the problems. She is big into "rules" for keeping a journal. This, of course, is nonsense. About the only "rule" to journaling is that there ARE no rules. Write at the same time of day, at the same place - and even with the same pen! These are some of ... Read More
Rating: - A bunch of fluff writing ...
Luckily, I bought this one used, so I didn't give any money to the clearly money-hungry person who wrote it. It seems like a bunch of a freelance writer's articles about journaling put together into one big book. If you are expecting ideas and inspiration to help you figure out what to write in your journal, or to think of new things to write about, don't buy this book. I gave it two stars instead of one because it does have a some things - just none that were of interest to me. If you think of ... Read More
Rating: - Worst book on journaling I have ever read.
I agree with some of the reviews written below...it was 250 pages long. It was like reading a textbook. Some of the suggestions were too basic..the book was plain awful. Search amazon for better book on journaling. This one was a waste of money.
Rating: - About 250 pages too long
I bought this book to give me some ideas about how I could expand on the theme/historic journal I am keeping.
It didn't.
The author instead goes on at great length to enumerate different types of journals and presents the advantages of keeping a journal... over and over and over again.
It took me about a half an hour of reading to decide that the author was repeating the same information in different ways chapter by chapter.
Rating: - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ...
I've kept diaries, notebooks, and journals for 30 years, and for fun and new ideas I like to read books about writing and journaling. This was the most boring book on journaling I have read yet. It makes journaling sound like a chore or school assignment.
This book did not make me want to put it down and do my own writing, which is one of the things I look for in books on writing. It made me want to lie down on the couch and sleep. The author includes NO actual diary entries, either her ... Read More
- Worst. Journaling. Book. Ever.
- A bunch of fluff writing ...
