Author S.J. Scott Writes on Building a Daily Personal Journaling Habit

One of my favorite nonfiction/self-help authors S.J. Scott (also known as Steve Scott) has posted a cool article on his website Develop Good Habits.com. S.J. Scott wrote and co-wrote various books about building positive habits such as setting goals, increasing productivity and staying organized. In my top favorites now is CONFIDENT YOU: An Introvert's Guide to Success in Life and Business, which Steve co-wrote with fellow author Rebecca Livermore.

And guess why I'm sharing this (I gave you a clue :D )? The article Steve posted is about journal writing! I've been writing in journals for a long time but this article was so fun to read! :) I nodded in agreement quite a few times.

Some topics discussed are: The benefits of journaling; setting aside the time to write; what to write about; how to write in the journal; appropriate environments to journal (though it should be whatever works best for YOU). That's not all, though... there's still more! If you want to check this out now, click here.

As a quick tutorial, it's a great getting-started guide for building a daily journaling habit. However, it will depend on how you want your journal to help you. For example, some days I write paragraphs or pages in a big college-ruled notebook. Other days, the only journaling I've done is write a few lines in my pocket notebook. And that's okay; it's small but it's till also a journal of my thoughts, ideas and reminders. But sometimes those few lines... or even a few words... might mean the difference between a good idea and a great idea!

I go into more detail about personal journaling in my eBook Easy Journal Writing. For now, to get a strong introduction on personal journaling today, grab a few minutes to read Steve Scott's post on the daily personal journaling habit. You can find his article here.

If you also want to learn more about his habit books, check out this page on Develop Good Habits.com.

My YouTube Channel is up: A New Author with New Beginnings

So, I'm up on YouTube now! Both nervous AND excited about this. :)

My Reason for Writing "Easy Journal Writing": Reason #1

I wanted to write and publish Easy Journal Writing because I didn’t see any books about journal writing that catered to those pressed for time. And even if you weren’t pressed for time, but had trouble making and keeping a journal routine, this book would still help you.

I have some books in my bookshelf that have writing prompts and journal writing prompts. But they call for writing more than one or two sentences. That’s fine with me, except that it’s not fine for everyone. What if you don’t want to be overwhelmed with a question that demands a whole page of writing if you don’t have the patience?

Many journal writing prompts are philosophical or thought-provoking. If you want to start a journal with those kinds of prompts, it will become too much. So I thought I could be helpful and provide something different out there—something not so intimidating. Something I can publish to get my message out there.

Journal writing doesn’t have to be so hard. You need to make it easy for yourself.

Some things that might not work for me might work for others, including you. So I also share my experience, knowledge and suggestions before the light prompts.

Easy Journal Writing is the first book I wrote to spread my message. I plan to write more. I still have more insights to share—so this is only a beginning!

Why "Lighter Prompts"?

As you may know, the full title of my book is titled Easy Journal Writing: Jump-start Your Journaling Routine with Expert Tips and Light Prompts.

What are 'light prompts,' you might wonder?

I wanted to include “light prompts” in the subtitle for Easy Journal Writing because right from the get-go it tells people these journal prompts are no-pressure. Everyone likes to save time, do things faster and easier, and be successful doing it. I know Easy Journal Writing is not the only journal writing book out there. But it’s one that can aid readers in starting a journal routine.

‘Light’ doesn’t mean heavy or profound. So I'm suggesting you take baby steps toward completing a big task (like filling pages in a notebook).

I think collecting light prompts inspired by my journaling experience—rather than journal prompts that are recycled, too deep and cause reluctance—was a great idea. And that’s why I wanted to say “Light Prompts” instead of just “Prompts.”

Use them to ease into your journaling routine so that you can continue to keep journal writing as part of a regular schedule, or at least a few times a week. When you set aside more time to write in your journal, you’ll know you’re on your way to success. You’ll have the freedom to write as little as you want or as much as you want!

And Easy Journal Writing will help you do that.

Pick up your copy of the eBook today!

https://www.amazon.com/author/sara-a-watts 

 

Easy Journal Writing is on Amazon Kindle!

Hi writers and readers,

My eBook Easy Journal Writing is now available for the Amazon Kindle. This is exciting for me! I'm both excited and nervous putting myself out there in a way I haven't before.

Within the next week, I'll be sharing some different insights about my book. Things like: why I wrote the book and why I gave the book its subtitle.

So stay tuned. In the meantime, grab your copy of Easy Journal Writing and learn how you can ease into journal writing in your spare time. You don't wanna miss out!

https://www.amazon.com/author/sara-a-watts

UPDATE: New book cover! It has been updated to the cover design below:

Here was the old cover for the eBook:

 

Hello There and Welcome!

Hello fellow writers and readers!

Welcome to my author notebook. I am Sara A. Watts, the author of Easy Journal Writing: Jump-start Your Journaling Routine with Expert Tips and Light Prompts.

This is something of a starter blog until I’m able to make a better website. But for now, you can learn more about me and my book's topics here.

I will also be writing my thoughts and experiences as both a writer and an introvert. The purpose of this blog is to continue sharing those experiences after my book has been published. But I will share them so that you may relate. 

I want to make it known there are many positive aspects about being an introvert writer. I am constantly learning about my new life and continue to journal. And since I'm an advocate of journal writing, you will benefit from what I share.

I enjoy personal journaling, which is one of those positive qualities as an introvert. It allows me to write more when I'm not at my computer. And, journal writing really is stress relief. I say this in my book too. At the end of the day my head is filled with thoughts and ideas that need somewhere to go. So I write them down in a notebook. 

It's very therapeutic. :)

As of today I'm in my final preparations to publish the book for the Amazon Kindle, so I'm very excited about it!

Glad you found me. Happy reading!