Journaling. Do you journal already? Have you ever thought of journaling?
The freedom journaling allows you is exhilarating. You can write anything! Your thoughts for the day. Your fears (about this terrible virus) that you don’t want to share with your family. After all, you’re the strong one, right? You can make up recipes that you want to try. You can make an outline for a story you want to write. You can try your hand at a little poetry. See? Anything.
If you’re new at writing, begin by writing your thoughts down. Don’t be judgey. No one’s going to see what you write. Write a story based upon a story from your grandmother or dad. If you’re a new writer, it’s probably going to be bad. You’re not alone. My first stage play that I wrote was pretty awful. My first draft of my first novel was way bad.
But practice truly does make perfect. Editing and rewriting and the delete key are really what makes your writing good if you are trying your hand at creative writing.
If you are journaling in the real sense then there is no “bad”. Everything you write is good because it comes from you. It frequently takes a load off your mind and your heart. Write a little something every day. It frees you to express yourself in a safe place that no one sees unless you want to share. 
Note to self: Don’t leave your journal laying around if you live with other people. Find a nice safe hiding place for the most private book that you own.
This is a series of three posts about your isolated time and how to fill it. Click here
I have created a series of Journals for different kinds of writing. Click here
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