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Have you read the book?

27 Nov 2019 Comments Off on Have you read the book?

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Reading Journals Tags: book, movie

Dear Fellow Journalers,

Do you ever read a book after you’ve seen the movie?

That would be a big “yup!” from me! So many times I’ve seen a movie review, been intrigued and then after watching the movie investigated whether or not the movie was based on a book and proceeded to read the book. For instance, our local library featured the movie “The 15:17 to Paris” earlier this year which led me to the book of the same name by one of the original participants Anthony Sadler. Another great movie was “The Finest Hours” which led me to “Into the Raging Sea” by the main character/participant Bernie Webber. “The Shack” led me to the book with the same title by William Paul Young and a documentary by Bill O’Reilly “Legends and Lies” which led me to his books about the old west and the patriots.

It goes on and on for me, but the same could lead us to a discussion of TV movies as well. In June of this year, BookBub featured an article “The Biggest Book to Movie Adaptation of the summer” that led me to “A Dog’s Journey”, and “The Art of Racing in the rain”.

So, you see, it goes both ways. What have you read lately that brings you to a greater level of literary enjoyment?

~Sallie

Theme

27 Jan 2017 Comments Off on Theme

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Life Goals, Word Ghosts Tags: book

” To produce a mighty book, you must create a mighty theme.”

Herman Melville

Wrapping myself in a book

24 Sep 2014 Comments Off on Wrapping myself in a book

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Paper Daydreams Tags: book, Iran, Journal, Lewis and Clark, writing

Dear Fellow Journalers,

Wrapping myself in a book

Let’s face it, over the course of your reading career, you’ve been devoured by a book. You plucked it off a library or bookstore shelf and the title or brief description caused you to exclaim “I have to read this!” You sat down with your beverage and immediately were drawn into the characters, the plot, the time frame and time literally slipped away.

When I was a youngster, my favorite thing to do was to curl up in a tree in our backyard and read Nancy Drew books. I remember reading The Wind in the Willows under the bed covers with a flashlight one summer night when I was on vacation in North Carolina.

Some books you have to read slowly. Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose is a book that I am reading now. It is about the adventures of Lewis and Clark. It is fascinating. I find myself drawn into the lives of those explorers and the sights and experiences they had for the first time.

Argo, How the CIA and Hollywood pulled off the most audacious rescue in history by Antonio Mendez is about the Iranian Hostage Crisis. This is another type of slow-read book. “365 Journal Writing Ideas” by Rossi Fox begins with a quote from Maud Hart Lovelace. “Isn’t it mysterious to begin a new journal? I can run my fingers through the fresh clean pages but I cannot guess what the writing on them will be.” I’ve used this book all year and savored it.

Words on a page, no matter how written, can inspire you to action. The words you write in your journal are for the most part, only for you. They are your life and history.

Have you ever gone back to an older journal and wondered if you should re-write passages? Personally, I don’t think this is a good idea.No matter how long its been since you wrote in that journal, you’ve grown and your perspective has changed. Your NEW words reflect that so when you wrap yourself in that book or journal, remember to savor the moments.

~Sallie

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Prompts

19 Mar 2014 Comments Off on Prompts

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Prompts Tags: book, Irish, Prompts, Yankee Candle

Prompts

Dear Fellow Crafters/ Journalers,

In this post we’ll talk about the dreaded blank page. Writers call these bits of thought prompts. My suggestion is to create a Prompt Jar and write down all the prompts you see below (and as the year goes on, I’ll send you more!) and put the pieces of paper in your jar. When you get stuck, pull out one or two and start writing. To create a Prompt Jar you can use an empty Yankee Candle Jar. I can send you the link, if you are interested.

The category list is long and the March Prompt list is at the bottom.