Unjournaling

When I visited the bookstore way back at the beginning of the semester, one book really caught my eye, “Unjournaling.” When I got home I immediately flipped through the book, skimming through the crazy exercises. I am ecstatic that I am finally going to get to touch on some of this silliness.

There are times when I want to write deep, introspective pieces. Writing is so often a release for me but I know that this isn’t the case for everyone. Some writers really don’t want to let readers into their heads. I think that these prompts would be great ways to allow writers more diverse options for writing. I know that when I was in school I would have been thrilled to be doing exercises such as the ones in this book. They really could get students excited about writing.

I had mixed feelings about the answer key in the back. I think it could be helpful, as the book says, for those writers who are struggling with one particular exercise and just want to see how it is done. I know I personally wouldn’t want to read it before attempting an exercise because it would interfere with my creativity. My group and I have discussed how we don’t like reading the blog entries until after we have written our own. I guess it is the same concept. If you read what someone else wrote, sometimes you can’t help but base your ideas on theirs.

I am excited for tomorrow!