Being both an avid journaler and creative writer, the title of this book immediately attracted me with the promise of being able to combine the two. The lovely presentation of the book also helped!

This was the first book I’ve read by Stephanie Dowrick. I found her writing style to be quite intimate and full of her gentle personality. It felt comfortable to read, like snuggling down in bed on a rainy weekend morning.

The book itself is rich with resources. Every time I picked it up, I found myself thinking more deeply about the way I write and use my journal, bringing a new richness to my journal writing. Sometimes I’d find myself reading just the thing I needed, apparently by chance.

At first I took things slowly, working through all the exercises as I went so that my reaction to them would remain fresh. But I found the writing (and life) provided me with so many other subjects and avenues to pursue that I ended up just reading the book. I can come back to the exercises later.

On the whole, a great book and one that I look forward to coming back to time and time again.