tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post1809946967049205077..comments2024-03-19T14:52:00.000-07:00Comments on Coming Down the Mountain: Blogging vs. JournalingKaren Jones Gowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-55094503290853234842010-09-15T04:42:05.831-07:002010-09-15T04:42:05.831-07:00It is hard to find time to fit in blogging, commen...It is hard to find time to fit in blogging, commenting and all the rest of life's demands. Something has to give. I suppose it really depends on what feels right to you. I had to forgo my morning pages these past two mornings to catch up on blog writing and reading. My morning pages are my form of journaling. Random thoughts expressed on paper.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-9655393150138047242010-09-15T01:43:30.558-07:002010-09-15T01:43:30.558-07:00I'm hoping that the art of proper pen and pape...I'm hoping that the art of proper pen and paper diary keeping will always remain alive and well. I really do see it as another branch of personal creativity! <br /><br />But I'm sort of glad there are online diaries and blogging for me for the main reason that my penmanship is atrocious and my concentration levels are piecemeal at best! <br /><br />So personally for me - anything written, eg. manuscripts, stories, diaries - have given way to the call of the keyboard, Word and the Web.<br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-59053623202837342142010-09-14T14:38:41.825-07:002010-09-14T14:38:41.825-07:00My daughter Jen keeps a daily journal, and does it...My daughter Jen keeps a daily journal, and does it beautifully with her one good hand. And I do the blog. When she gets frustrated with it sometimes, I remind her that she can't type very fast with one finger (she agrees) and that we're a team. Yay for Jen! And like you, Karen, I just don't have time to do both. So it works....<br /><a href="http://ann-jen.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann</i></a>Ann Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628616245339887301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-49131426179296549042010-09-14T10:17:38.519-07:002010-09-14T10:17:38.519-07:00I keep a journal/notebook for jotting down ideas a...I keep a journal/notebook for jotting down ideas as they come to me, its particularly handy for travel situations and I still love writing on paper even if its more of a novelty these days. I use it less when I've got my netbook with me - but I use that for writing vs. blogging. ;)Taleihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317577935549931974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-61779420829459152072010-09-14T03:52:59.010-07:002010-09-14T03:52:59.010-07:00Karen, I think a journal is one of the best artifa...Karen, I think a journal is one of the best artifacts of the future we could have in our posession.<br />I am and also have been a real fan of a notebook and favourite pen, nothing replaces that intimacy I think.Brigid O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646687391409208367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-50949021321376331582010-09-14T02:04:32.059-07:002010-09-14T02:04:32.059-07:00For me, blogging is very public and journalling in...For me, blogging is very public and journalling intensely private. I don't journal much, but I don't think blogging could every take the place of my journalling.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-36456696507669717932010-09-13T21:10:38.164-07:002010-09-13T21:10:38.164-07:00I haven't been journaling much lately, partly ...I haven't been journaling much lately, partly because I've been spending more time writing fiction. But I do keep a journal because there is stuff that I write in there that I wouldn't feel comfortable writing on my blog, so it's nice to have that outlet.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-73213540279545287612010-09-13T17:19:30.098-07:002010-09-13T17:19:30.098-07:00I only blog and journal when I feel the need to, u...I only blog and journal when I feel the need to, usually when there's something I need to say or share (in the case of blogging) or when there's something I need to work out in my own head or that's upset me (for journalling).<br /><br />The one thing I do try and make myself do every day, though, is write.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719765628886270649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-60441375864555048172010-09-13T17:17:14.580-07:002010-09-13T17:17:14.580-07:00I haven't journaled in at least six months! O...I haven't journaled in at least six months! Once I get thick in the writing, I don't have time with the blogging. I don't think one is better than the other - just different. I don't share ideas as much on my blog. My journals are full of bright, shiny ideas waiting for me to flush them out. My blog is more of my journey as a writer. I do miss my journal!Jennie Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088195986628533511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-50790699121437638332010-09-13T17:01:39.207-07:002010-09-13T17:01:39.207-07:00I used to keep a journal, but stopped many years a...I used to keep a journal, but stopped many years ago. Blogging (minus the comments) is the lovely way I've picked the journaling back up.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-33025166930315521342010-09-13T16:07:09.678-07:002010-09-13T16:07:09.678-07:00My blog feels like a journal. There's somethin...My blog feels like a journal. There's something about the typing that's therapeutic, and I love keeping a record of my reading thoughts. I definitely think blogging counts as journaling. <br /><br />I have a private blog, too, for my eyes only. I suppose that's a journal...<br /><br />:-)*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-73568281893030915782010-09-13T15:33:08.290-07:002010-09-13T15:33:08.290-07:00I could have sworn I posted a comment on this! Oop...I could have sworn I posted a comment on this! Oops...<br /><br />I used to keep a personal blog. Two birds, one stone :D Heh. I've actually ended up moving away from personal journaling. Now my personal outlet goes into mainly my writing, and discussions with loved ones. It's not quite the same, but it fills the hole for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034419617457525778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-73262632180584566702010-09-13T14:32:48.920-07:002010-09-13T14:32:48.920-07:00I've been missing keeping a journal, I didnt d...I've been missing keeping a journal, I didnt decide to stop but i think blogging had its part to play, also the fact that I began to have work in progress to attend to. I miss it, i think its a good practice and grounds me, it also was somewhere that i free wrote & doodled and got ideas for stories... even twenty minutes a day first thing in the morning will help me get back to touching base so thats what I've decided to do. I think its as importent (for me) to capture whats around me on a day to day basis, the texture of life...i forget so much and even a reference in an old journal to a geranium outside the window of a house I used to live in brings me right back to another time in my life with young babies and scraps of poems on the table. Blogging is completly different (for me) so i dont think its an either or situation...just a matter of getting back into the practice- i hope! (But I do think , if i werent careful that blogging could become a displacement activity for my writing...it can fulfill as similar need to communicate ideas sometimes!) as in now! Hope you find your compromise - and a beautiful new notebook for journaling!Words A Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423263654771820182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-37184062134780016832010-09-13T14:14:18.418-07:002010-09-13T14:14:18.418-07:00I was thinking about this not too long ago. I need...I was thinking about this not too long ago. I need to journal more, but I need time for blogging too. But I agree with Alexandra, blogging is more fun. =)Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-27752053531982287312010-09-13T12:32:09.720-07:002010-09-13T12:32:09.720-07:00It depends what you use the journal for. If you wr...It depends what you use the journal for. If you write the same as you blog, then it's superflous, I suppose, but if it's more personal stuff it might be therapeutic. But blogging is more fun, eh?Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018596012893869692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-54579637027112553032010-09-13T10:35:40.753-07:002010-09-13T10:35:40.753-07:00I've tried to keep a physical journal concurre...I've tried to keep a physical journal concurrent with blogging, but find it much too difficult, compounded by the fact that I write very slow and it is always faster to type.<br /><br />But what I do with my blog and what I write in my journal are two different things -- so I've thought about picking up journaling again.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05360613352088629589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-40565817122989741692010-09-13T10:01:46.331-07:002010-09-13T10:01:46.331-07:00well, I always kept a journal as a child... now I ...well, I always kept a journal as a child... now I blog. I think the blog *does* replace the journal to a certain extent. I mean, obviously you can't put *all* your personal info up here. But you can explore thoughts. And this is a great way to expand your view through conversing w/other writers... It is your B"log" after all. :o)LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-91760732144269456592010-09-13T09:06:55.204-07:002010-09-13T09:06:55.204-07:00BTW, I'm sorry I've missed the BBQ - I jus...BTW, I'm sorry I've missed the BBQ - I just discovered your blog:-( but I am your latest follower:) Stop by at Christine's Chatter if you have a spare minute, you'll be welcome!<br /><br />http://cadugdale.blogspot.comchristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09333731893253823414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-31626887786101766342010-09-13T09:02:15.859-07:002010-09-13T09:02:15.859-07:00Interesting question:-)
If your blog is personal,...Interesting question:-)<br /><br />If your blog is personal, then it's an electronic replacement for your journal, in one sense. However, I bet you never left your journal around in a public place for all to read and comment on, now did you? So in that sense, it can never replace that private repository of thoughts and wishes.<br /><br />Well, that's what I feel, anyway:-0christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09333731893253823414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-51485628581092952010-09-13T08:46:06.519-07:002010-09-13T08:46:06.519-07:00I've never diaried or journaled. Faced with th...I've never diaried or journaled. Faced with that blank page, my mind rebels. Maybe it's because I'm a 'secretive Scorpio'. I have enough trouble squeezing in blogging time.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-44815867890237263792010-09-13T07:31:47.315-07:002010-09-13T07:31:47.315-07:00I haven't kept a journal in years - not since ...I haven't kept a journal in years - not since my teens. So blogging only added rather than replaced an activity for me.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-10990544505504723392010-09-13T07:07:37.804-07:002010-09-13T07:07:37.804-07:00I am totally amazed at the amount of feedback this...I am totally amazed at the amount of feedback this little post got. Who would have so much to say about journals & blogs but writers LOL! We're our own breed of people, doing our own thing, thinking we're odd and the only ones doing it-- then thru internet and blogs we find each other and realize we aren't so strange after all.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-89281133796489300832010-09-13T06:36:00.192-07:002010-09-13T06:36:00.192-07:00IMHO, Blogging can cover both functions 90% of the...IMHO, Blogging can cover both functions 90% of the time... I try to be as honest as possible... to organize my thoughts, to move forward... and on the blog I actually get feedback and support (something the journaling never did).<br /><br />Where the journaling needs to fill in is the stuff that shouldn't be released to the populace at large... complaints in any great detail about family matters (at least not until after it is sorted and there is a resolution), things your agent or publisher don't want 'out', 'other peoples business' you are trying to sort through. I'd use the journal as a supplement.<br /><br />(then again I have only journaled when I had something big to work through in the last 20 years.)Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-79204213507818437512010-09-13T05:45:43.525-07:002010-09-13T05:45:43.525-07:00I am a big fan of Morning Pages, as suggested from...I am a big fan of Morning Pages, as suggested from Julia Cameron. I write three pages every morning, raw, unedited. Then I rip them up and throw them away because I don't want anyone to ever ready my MPs. It really helps clear my mind of junk and sometimes I get answers to deep questions I have. I keep a gratitude journal - all the nicey-nicey stuff goes in there. Just feeling that journal and opening it up makes me feel whole. Bloggins is a way for me to explore topics and enjoy instant publication. ;) All are important in their own right. Enjoy the process!JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352490496472818264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-85075480421369132082010-09-13T04:07:18.544-07:002010-09-13T04:07:18.544-07:00I don't journal anymore unless I'm on holi...I don't journal anymore unless I'm on holiday. I guess that means my blogging has taken over but no - it isn't that - I had stopped heavy duty journaling before I started blogging. I think one just goes through stages. Writing is good - for practice and for unleashing your inner demons - as long as you FEEL OK keep on doing whatever you're doing, I say! <a href="http://www.labanan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jan Morrison</a>Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.com