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Keeping the Writing Faith: 6 Ways to Keep Your Novel on Track With a Process Journal

Jennifer Haupt discusses six strategies for using a process journal to stay motivated, conquer writer's block, and keep making progress on your novel.

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5 New Ways for Writers to Keep a Journal

If you’re one of those writers who’s been meaning to start a journal for years but doesn’t get inspired by the idea of stream-of-consciousness-ing your thoughts each day, you're in luck—here are five solutions just for you.

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Crafting Personal Pain: Close Your Journal and Open Your Toolbox

In early interviews, the questions I was most often asked were around the facts of my anorexia itself: How long did it take you to realize you were still ill? Why was it so hard for you to meet your basic needs? But along the way one interviewer asked a question which really stuck with me: “Was writing your book cathartic?” To which I said both yes and no.

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The Power of Journaling

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