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and discussions of the

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or journal as a

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. For a list of fictional diaries, please see the

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list of diarists This is an international list of diarists who have Wikipedia pages and whose journals have been published. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Diaries of disputed authenticity *The B ...

. *''A Life of One's Own'' by Joana Field (

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), 1934. *''At a Journal Workshop'' by

Ira Progoff Ira Progoff (August 2, 1921 – January 1, 1998) was an American psychotherapist, best known for his development of the Intensive Journal Method while at Drew University. His main interest was in depth psychology and particularly the humanistic ada ...

, 1975. *''The New Diary: How to use a journal for self-guidance and expanded creativity'' by Tristine Rainer, 1978. *''The Creative Journal: The art of finding yourself'' by

Lucia Capacchione Lucia Capacchione (born 3 November 1937) is an Italian-American psychologist, art therapist, former graphic designer and a writer who has been bestseller of twenty-two books based on child therapy and self-help, including ''The Creative Journ ...

, 1979*' *''Ariadne's Thread: A collection of contemporary women's journals'', edited by

Lyn Lifshin Lyn Lifshin or Lyn Diane Lipman (July 12, 1942 – December 9, 2019) was an American poet and teacher."Lyn Lifshin." in ''Contemporary Women Poets''. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1998. ''Gale In Context: Biography'' (accessed October 10, 2022). Lifshin wa ...

, 1982. *''A Book of One's Own: People and their diaries'' by

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, 1984. *''The Journal Book'', edited by Toby Fulwiler, 1987. (Collection of essays on using journals in K12 classrooms.) *''Journal to the Self: twenty-two paths to personal growth'' by Kathleen Adams, 1990. *''A Voice of Her Own: Women and the Journal-Writing Journey'' by Marlene A. Schiwy, 1996. *''How to Make a Journal of Your Life'' by Dan Price, 1999. *''Keeping a Journal You Love'' by Sheila Bender, 2001. *''Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal'' by Alexandra Johnson, 2002. *''The Decorated Page: Journals, Scrapbooks & Albums Made Simply Beautiful'' by Gwen Diehn, 2002. *''Write for Life: Healing Body, Mind, and Spirit Through Journal Writing'' by Sheppard B. Kominars, 2007. *''Narrative Journaling: 28 days to writing more or less happily for the rest of your life'', by Charley Kempthorne, 2014 *''The Private Life of the Diary: From Pepys to Tweets'' by Sally Bayley, 2016.

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