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Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal
Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal
Alexandra Johnson

I'm going to read this book!  I can't wait to get it from the library. 

Aug 28 06 Monday

I'm half way through.  I like her analogy/metaphor of writing as a photographic endeavor.  Write in snap shots, use images that are vivid in your head, memories, and brain to trigger associations and other writing links.  Also collect writings in a box like a box of slides.  A strip of film will show a narrative.

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Kat
That's really interesting. That's what I'm trying to do here. I started taking photos reasonably obsessively to try and capture memories that didn't seem reliably stored in my head. Now I'm writing about them on here...
Lox Ly
I'll have to check out what you have written. I find that photo can do the job and help in writing too. The book is an excellent read. I am thinking of creating a group to follow the excercise...hm...

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