How do I find the middle ground in journaling?
There is no right or wrong way to journal, and clearly your best journaling is going to be the writing style you are most comfortable with.
A journaling nut herself, Contributing Editor Candi Gershon offered these suggestions.
I always journal as if I am telling the story to someone else. I never focus too much on the “who, what, when, where, and why,” although those basics always seem to naturally fall into place. When you sit down to journal about a photo (or series of photos), write as if you are telling your very best friend (or your child, spouse, etc.) about it. This way, you are “talking’ to someone you are comfortable with instead of an unknown person who may someday look at your scrapbook. This immediately will set a casual tone to your journaling and help you be yourself. When you write as if you are having a conversation with a loved one, the details will come naturally and the emotions behind them will follow.
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