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Part how-to, part historical account, literary scholar Schiwy's work validates women's need to keep a journal and, as such, their need to express emotions. "Journal writing is a way of paying close attention to our lives," she writes. From preteen diaries to unsent letters and invented dialogs, women record their lives, and Schiwy allows the voyeuristic pleasure of reading the results, from Anais Nin's deep introspection to a mother coping with life. For women who want to keep a journal but don't know how to start, Schiwy's appendixes are leaps into self-actualization. In the tradition of Natalie Goldberg's Writing Down the Bones (Shambhala, 1986), Schiwy gives writers the ever-needed boost of self-confidence: her goal is to encourage "women to take themselves and other women seriously in their own right." Read better in pieces, her work is a keeper. Recommended for public libraries.?Penny L. Piva, Univ. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Why do women keep journals? Both diarists and women puzzled by an urge to begin journal writing will benefit from reading Schiwy's lively overview of an increasingly popular, often transforming habit. A diarist herself for nearly three decades and a journal workshop innovator, Schiwy considers every aspect of journal keeping, from how and why keeping a journal can make life more meaningful to various types of journals and writing styles. She offers advice about choosing blank books, keeping a journal private, and deciding when to reread old journals. Schiwy also delves into the history of women diarists and discusses the many reasons women keep diaries at different stages of life. Just the act of setting aside a block of time, however brief, to focus on and freely express thoughts and feelings is psychically healthy, but journals also "affirm the value of lives," preserve memories and dreams, and help women perceive emotional and physiological patterns in their lives, work out problems, and, frankly, record observations that are too sharp to share. Donna Seaman
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By Ellen Etc.
Format:Paperback
This is such a lovely read, I enjoyed it thoroughly and always looked forward to getting back to it. Schiwy has a psychoanalytic approach and an accessible writing style that bond together beautifully. She mixes techniques, encouragement, and deep thinking about why and how women can keep journals. The excerpts from various journals merge seamlessly with her own text, and I am now enjoying researching some of the journals to which she has introduced me. An appendix gives a long list of journal-writing topics, corresponding to the chapter themes, and the endnotes and bibliography are similarly extensive.
Schiwy demonstrates such respect and love for the women's journals into which she has either peeked or delved, she sidesteps the voyeuristic aspect of reading someone else's most private words. Perhaps to narrow her theme, Schiwy focuses on women's journals, but using a journal to break free of patriarchic strangleholds is not limited to women only, and I found some of the feminism to come dangerously near to male-bashing, so gents, approach with caution. Some of these journals are from famous women; some are the you and me of the secret society of diarists. Still, women's journals should not be of interest only to women, so gents, take the plunge along with us! This is both a practical and a theoretical handbook, one of the best overviews of journal writing I've had the pleasure to read.
By H. Rose
Format:Paperback
This is not a "how-to" book AT ALL. (It could be used that way if you want it to be that sort of book - and it would probably be among the best!) It's a book about all that it means to be a woman and to keep a journal while living a life. Absolutely wonderful work - great thinking and great writing. If you've kept a journal, or have possesion of a family members journal, if you've ever wanted to keep a journal, or if you wonder what journal keeping is all about - this is a first rate book.
Enjoy!
By "carolannem"
Format:Paperback
This is not so much an exercise book, as it is a book about the practice of women's journal writing. It provides a really good overview of different aspects of keeping a journal. Ms.Schiwy gives suggestions for things such as choosing a journal and journal privacy, the reasons for keeping a journal and it's importance in a woman's life. Also included are excerpts from published diaries, and an extensive bibliography.
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Journal writing is an important tool in life
This is a wonderful book on journaling. If you liked this book and would like to read and use more books on journaling, read "The Healing Journey" and "The Healing... Read more
Published on Nov 5 1999
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Good source of inspiration for creative journal writing.
Starts slow but is chock-full of good ideas for creative journal writing. Author relies heavily on other sources - diarists, workshop participants, and others who write about... Read more
Published on Mar 29 1999
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Sensitive, caring and instructive ; a gentle guide !
I felt as though I were guided by a caring friend throughout the ins and outs of journal keeping. That Ms. Read more
Published on Aug 6 1998
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Interesting, but overly psychoanalytical in tone
Interesting history of womens' journal writing, with a few (mildly) interesting journal exercises thrown in. Read more
Published on July 13 1998
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