Journal For Daily Writing Journal

Finding the Right Journal for Daily Writing: A Personal Guide

I have been writing in a journal for over thirty years. Not every day, but close to it. I have filled lined notebooks, spiral-bound composition books, and leather-bound volumes that cost more than a dinner out. I have tried hardcover and soft cover, grid paper and blank pages, pocket-sized and A4. Some of those journals sit empty after ten pages. Others are beat up and full, the spines cracked, the pages stained with coffee. The difference between a journal I finish and one