Journaling is a powerful tool for connecting with your inner self and developing mindfulness. Keeping a journal doesn’t just help you record your thoughts; it can be a therapeutic outlet that lets you ...

Daily writing prompt calendar for primary students. Perfect for ESL/EAL, morning work and journal writing. Monthly themed and no prep. Keep your students writing every day with this December Writing ...

This post is part four of a series of posts on the psychological and practical benefits of daily practice. In this series, I’ll explore the elements of daily practice, varieties of daily practice, ...

Early in the pandemic, when we all went home to work and teach, I started looking for ways to ward off the gloom of isolation. The idea I settled on was simple: Ground myself in routine by organizing ...

Charley Kempthorne wakes each morning before sunrise, pours a cup of black coffee, opens his computer and writes in a private journal that he began in 1964. These days, he logs between 1,000 and 3,000 ...

Isaac Asimov awoke each morning 6 AM and worked well into the night, sometimes churning out entire books in a matter of days. Kingsley Amis’ writing binges were fueled by nicotine, alcohol, and ...

Ernest Hemingway famously said that writers should “write hard and clear about what hurts”. Although Hemingway may not have known it at the time, research has now shown that writing about “what hurts” ...