Prompts – The Paper Journal

Adventures in Lewis Land: a travel log by Bill Lewis

J. Lewis — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 18:12:03 +0000

In late February of 1990, at the age of 66, my Grandfather Bill Lewis hit the road on his bicycle for his second ride across the American landscape. Five months into the journey I was fortunate enough to join him in Bar Harbor, Maine to complete the final leg. What follows is his log of that portion of the trip, Maine to Maryland. I’ve included my recollections of the tour and notes that I made…

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Ask the Hard Questions

J. Lewis — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 16:08:00 +0000

Often, when you are journaling you may wonder what to write about. What do you write about if you are not writing about your immediate surroundings or events of your day.? This is a perfect time to put your journal to work for you and ask the hard questions. What are the hard questions? These questions can be any questions that challenge you to be honest with yourself.

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Powering Through: Writing Meaningful Entries

J. Lewis — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:19:47 +0000

I’m a subscriber to the r/journaling subreddit on reddit.com and saw a post today that asked an excellent question. I decided to comment on it and then was inspired to expand on my comment with this article. The post: I suffer from this problem as well and I’m sure that many writers feel the same way when they put pen to paper. I’ve been journaling for 20+ years and still deal with…

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Routines & Rituals: Making Your Journaling Time Special

J. Lewis — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 17:12:15 +0000

If you’re lucky and writing comes easily to you and you can write anywhere at any time then lucky you. For many of us we need a bit of help to maintain our writing discipline. One of the best ways I’ve found to do this is by creating a routine or writing ritual. This routine signals that is it time to get down to business and write in your journal. My own routine consists of a daily walk to my…

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