30 amazing writing prompts for journaling

Journaling is often viewed as a record of life events, and our responses to such events. It can also be a wonderful creative practice. But there are days when we run out of inspiration, or we need a new challenge. Here are 30 writing prompts for that moment when you face writerโ€™s block โ€“ or …

How to start writing a personal journal

Starting a journal is one of the simplest, most powerful ways to bring clarity to your thoughts, strengthen self-discipline, and gently shape your inner life. All you need is a place to begin and the willingness to show up. In a previous article, I outlined ten reasons why you should start writing a journal. And …

One kneeling, one looking down

Les Murray My half-buried timbers chained in corduroylead out into the sandwhich bare feet wincing Crutch and Crotchspurn for the summer surfโ€™s embroideryand insects stay up on the land. A storm engrossing half the skyin broccoli and seething draband standing on one foot over the countryburrs like a lit torch. Lightningturns air to elixir at …

Six awesome blogs for research students

Dr Rod Benson, 4 October 2024 Stairs between Lower Ground and Ground Floors, Donald Robinson Library, Moore Theological College, Sydney. There are three kinds of research student: those who start researching and writing and are crawling or sprinting toward the finish line, those who give up in defeat, and those who finish writing and submit …

The five pillars of writing

We are all writers. Think for a moment about the writing you have done during the past 24 hoursโ€”perhaps texting friends on your phone, writing a shopping list, entering words and other data into a computer, or making marks with a pen or pencil on a tablet, whiteboard or sheet of paper.  A lot of …