Journal keepers use the medium in myriad ways. Some writers are bent on self-discovery, some are recording their personal observations about the world, and others are thinking through philosophical matters. This course takes both literary and experiential approaches as it celebrates published journals and as participants try their own hands at the genre.
Daily writing is encouraged throughout the course.
After each week's survey, participants are encouraged to try a different approach to their own writing. Introduction Lewis Hyde's The Gift , Julia Margaret Cameron's The Artist's Way , Dorothea Brande's Becoming a Writer , and other approaches. APR 24 Early Journals Pepys, Woolman, Dorothy Wordsworth. Types of entries, subjects, degree of candor, and pertinence to other writings. Usefulness as a record of the thought process.