i copied some from websites, but i have more at the bottom.
- The Dream Journal
The subconscious is a wondrous thing. Artists and geniuses alike have attributed some of their best work to the messages they received while dreaming. A dream journal is useful for anyone interested in exploring the subconscious mind, where creativity often lives and breathes. This type of journal writing is also ideal for folks who are interested in dream interpretation or trying to achieve lucid dreaming. For writers, journals that hold dreams will provide a myriad of images and plots that the waking creative mind simply can't drudge up. Keep your journal near your bed and make sure you jot down your dreams as soon as you wake up, otherwise with each minute that passes, you'll lose chunks of your nighttime imaginings.
- Art Journal
Even us writers have to admit that a picture is worth a thousand words. Symbols are particularly powerful and speak directly to the subconscious, which is where your muse might be hiding. Like a dream journal, an art journal is a clever way to get in touch with the deeper recesses of your mind, where some of your most creative ideas are lurking. You don't have to be a fine artist to use an art journal. Doodles and stick figures will open up your right brain too! An art journal is also perfect for sketching your characters, scenery, and maps of the worlds you are creating for your fiction.
- Freewriting Journal
Sometimes called stream of consciousness writing, freewriting is a way to clear your mind of clutter. If you keep at it long enough, some pretty interesting stuff will emerge through your freewrites. Yes, it's yet another way to tap into your creativity. If you can stop your conscious thinking and let the words flow, you'll be amazed at the creative stew that is brewing just beneath the surface. You can do straight freewriting or try guided freewriting in which you focus on a specific word, image, or topic. It's a great way to hash out conversations with your characters, accumulate raw material that can later be harvested for poems, and brainstorm for just about any writing project that you're planning or working on.
- Idea Journal
How many ideas have you lost? If you make it a point to note your ideas through daily journal writing, there's a good chance you won't lose any at all. This is why so many writers keep a journal or notebook with them at all times. In fact many writers use miniature notebooks for this very reason - there's nothing worse than coming up with a brilliant idea when you're at a party, in the middle of a phone conversation, or trying to fall asleep. Keep your journal near your person at all times, and you'll never lose an idea again. Or, pick up several miniature notebooks and keep them in convenient places - your nightstand, purse, car, office desk, even the bathroom!
- Inspirational Writing Journals
What inspires you? A sunset? A day with friends and family? A great movie or inspiring song? Quotes from the greats? You can record all the things that inspire you in an inspiration journal, taking notes from some of the world's most successful creators. You can even paste photos and clippings, using images to capture moments that were especially inspiring. Then, when your creativity meter is running low, you can flip through your inspiration journal to capture ideas that ignite your passion (and your next writing project).
- Life Events or Diary
A diary is pretty straightforward - you simply record the goings-on in your life. Some people start writing journals in diary format for special times or events in their lives, such as when they are getting married or having a baby, traveling, or moving to a new place. This is a great place to start if you're interested in writing a memoir or autobiography. It's also a perfect place to record the real experiences that you've had even if you plan on fictionalizing them later. Some of the best dialogue, descriptions, and scenes come straight out of real life!
- Reader's Journal
If you want to be a writer, read. Read a lot, then read some more. You just can't read enough. If you keep a journal, writing about what you've read, you can capture what worked and what didn't work from a writer's perspective. You'll pick up neat writing tricks, jot down techniques that you've observed other writers using effectively, and of course, as you read and get ideas for your own projects, you can include those as well. Best of all, you'll have a place where you've listed everything you've read and by keeping notes, you'll retain all of it much better.
Stream-of-Consciousness
A stream-of-consciousness journal is an empty book of your choice in which you freely write whatever is on your mind rapidly and without stopping. The focus is on content not form, so you don't stop to check grammar or spelling as you quickly write down all the ideas rolling around in your brain. This can be a timed writing, at least 15 minutes, or with a set number of pages. The idea is to let everything consciously flow without self-criticism or judgment. Stream-of-consciousness writing is not typically edited, but if you must correct spelling, punctuation, etc., do it only after the session is over and you have exhausted all of the readily available thoughts in your head.
Creative Writing Journal
A creative writing journal is reserved for stories, poems, lyrics, and/or drawings. This is a more structured form of a personal journal in which to record artistic ideas that you may wish develop to more fully. i.e., short story ideas, the outline for a novel, illustrated stories or poems, and musical lyrics and score.
Scrap Book Journal
A scrap book journal is an empty book used to preserve memories by filling it with photos, ticket stubs, playbooks, post cards, etc., or any other item that you wish to save to remember events of a previous time and place. You can include narration along with your keepsakes to record the details of pivotal periods in your life. A scrap book journal can also be specifically themed as a way to capture specific events such as vacations, or to hallmark key events such as weddings, birthdays and holidays.
A Family/Friendship Journal
A family or friendship journal is a journal that you share with your family and/or friends. Each takes a turn writing freestyle or on structured topics, exchanging the same journal back and forth, reading others' responses and adding their own. This type of journaling ensures that those who participate will share each others experiences. This is a good way to learn more about your circle of family and friends while creating a keepsake to look back on and read at a later time.
Spiritual journals
Spiritual journals are reserved for prayers and lists of things you are grateful for. If you are facing a crises or feel discouraged, writing out inspiring, affirmative prayers and making lists of what you are grateful for can serve as a motivating reality check. A spiritual journal is the place to take stock of your higher ideals and commune with God via written meditations and prayers.
reading list. just a list of what youve read author and if you liked it.
things youve learned.
recipes.
photos
Autographs
poetry
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING!
