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Writing Away: A Creative Guide To Awakening The Journal-Writing Traveler (2009)

by Lavinia Spalding(Favorite Author)

4.19 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1932361677 (ISBN13: 9781932361674)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Travelers' Tales

review 1: I'm the sort of traveler that has always committed everything to memory and relied in the scantiest notes for important details. While this book hasn't converted me into a rabid journal writer, it has convinced me that developing a consistent journal habit, before, during and after trips, is essential to getting the most out of the experience. I can't say I've used every suggestion in the book, but I have put many of them into my writer's bag of tricks.
review 2: When I finished reading the book, I gave it three stars because I thought it was a nice enough book but I did not see how it might improve the travel journals I already keep and I did not see why I might need an additional journal for the travel when I keep a daily one. Well, I was wrong. I used some... more of her suggestions during a 17-day road trip and I can barely contain my extra journal within its rubber strap. I especially liked her suggestion for a three-column list with the headings of Date/Destination/Discovery. She suggests adding plastic blunt edge scissors (all the better to get through TSA), tape and archival glue to your journal accessories, and I found myself taping items from brochures as natural sidebars.I recommend this book for those who already keep journals and for those who might want to give it a try. You don't have to use all her suggestions; just the ones you feel comfortable doing. less

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