Books Elements

Welcome to our Book element of our journaling page.  We have provided some informative books below on journaling.  These books can be found at your public library or on line book stores and are a great resource for creative journal writing and the important benefits to journal writing.  If you find a book you would like us to add to our list please leave the information in the comments section at the bottom of the page and we will consider adding it to our page. (Paul Downing) 

Stephanie Dowrick's book "Creative Journal Writing: The art and heart of reflection," is a how to book of journal writing.  Dowrick (2009), writes a step by step book in which she uses "stories and examples" as well as "helpful tools and strategies," to help people reflect and put their thoughts and memories onto paper. (Paul Downing)

Deborah Reber's book, "Chill: Stress-Reducing Techniques for a More Balanced, Peaceful You," is a book about techniques in stress reduction (targeted and the female audience) and is not an all inclusive book about journaling. Deborah Reber provides an insightful chapter about journaling (Ch. 9, pg. 141), it's helpful uses and helpful hints on how to journal to reduce stress as well as some good ideas how to effectively use journaling. (Paul Downing)

This book is the first book with a step by step path to journal writing.  Luci explains and shows the power of journaling and inspires a person to begin the journey into writing.  As Shaw (2004) states in her book, "Writing a journal regularly will enrich, nourish, mature, heal, develop, broaden, enhance and transform you.  No doubt about it, if you become a consistent journal keeper, you will change and be changed” (pg. 13). (Paul Downing)

"Many Faces of Journaling" by Linda C. Senn

      This book is a great resources in explaining the benefits that journaling can have on your life. It discusses many benefits of ten different types of journaling styles.

It has great idea on how to turn your journaling into a tool you can use to better yourself in many aspects of your life, such as: emotional, physical, creative and informative.

Explains how journaling is also a great way to savor memories throughout life. 

Linda Senn, (2001). The Many Faces of Journaling. 1st ed. St. Louis, MO: Pen Central Press.

(KATHLEEN JONES)

  "Objectivity in Journalism", by Steven Maras

   This book focuses on the study of journalism and the historical and sociological research that has been done. There is an examination of different scholarly articles and      the author does a great job displaying arguments to prove a point. This book considers the originality of objectivity with journalism.

Steven Maras, (2013). Objectivity in Journalism. 1st ed. Malden, MA: Polity Press.

 (KATHLEEN JONES)

"Writing for Emotional Balance", by Beth Jacobs

     This book is written to give the audience some ideas and facts about journalism and the benefits it has on your emotional well being. This book states that journalism is a great way to process overwhelming emotions.  The route this books takes in helping the reader is different from many, it requires the reader to develop goals for their writing experiments. 

Beth Jacobs, (2004). Writing for Emotional Balance. 1st ed. California: New Harbinger Publication, Inc.

 (KATHLEEN JONES)

"Intensive Care : A Doctor's Journal" , by Murray, John F. 

This book is Dr. Murray's journal book. He wrote this book about experiences in the ICU for a month. This is good for people who work in the medical field and  want to keep their own medical resource while working.  (Gyu Lee)

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"Therapeutic Journal Writing : An Introduction for Professionals" by Thompson, Kate 

This book teaches "people professionals" how to write a therapeutic journal to their clients.  It has good examples of writing therapeutic journals case by case, so it is very easy to read and understand for readers. (Gyu Lee)

"How to Write Your Healing Story" by Myers, Linda 

This book is for helping reader how to write the truth of his/her own life, so they can make a memory that aids them in solving problems within them, heals past wounds, and help to find a meaningful life. (Myers, 2010) (Gyu Lee)