In My Writer's Toolbox: The Journal, Part 1

This is the first of a series of posts about how + why I write in a journal. In this one, I'll discuss choosing the actual physical journal and the best organizational tool for journaling ever!

Choose Your Own Journal

I received my first diary to write in when I was ten years old. I liked making up stories. I liked sharing them with others. My grandmother Pearl bought me a gilt-edged journal with a lock and key for my tenth birthday and I was amazed and honored. It felt like a precious gift.

The trouble was, I didn’t feel worthy of writing in i…