How to Come Up with Journal Writing Topics
If you are a journal writer, when you go to write in your journal, you do either one of two things or the other. The first may be that you are very excited to write and get started writing right away. You have a lot to right about and never run out of ideas.
If you are fortunate enough to feel this way, you are the other person. You have trouble getting started, maybe you can only get one line down, and sit lost and dazed.
If you are the second person, you probably experience frequent writer's block. The other person rarely experiences this, but even from time to time they do get a little writer's block. Having writer's block does not make you a bad writer.
When you are stuck on an idea or can't come up with an idea, this has nothing to do with your actual ability to write. If you can write beautifully when you have ideas and have a good imagination, all you have to do is get some backup ideas for those writer's block moments.
If you are stuck, start with a daily recap. What was your day like? What did you do? Did you meet anyone new? How were you feeling? When you are keeping a journal, you are discovering yourself and you practice your writing. Writing about your day will contribute to both.
Try writing about different feelings and thoughts that come to your head. Do you ever thing, "What if...?" Write about it. Do you ever hear an interesting conversation or story? Write about it. Be creative and write about any idea that ever pops in your head.
Embellish on either of these ideas. Write about what has been happening to you and what further meaning it has in your life. Write about a conversation you heard and what you thought was interesting about it. Try to see connections in different parts of your life.
If you are still having trouble, just let your creative juices flow. Don't think about it so much. Don't worry about getting it right. Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Read a magazine and write about it. When you hear a story, write about it. Be creative and let the juices flow and not hold you back.
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