For Your Journal: Writing Prompt

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Karna Converse is a freelance writer who's written everything from technical documentation and price proposals to newsletter articles, devotionals, personal profiles and essays. Her essays have been published in a variety of regional and national publications, including The Christian Science Monitor, Notre Dame Magazine, the Cup of Comfort and Chicken Soup anthologies, Our Iowa, and on Iowa Public Radio. She lives in Storm Lake, Iowa with her husband and their three children.




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Posted in Writing by Karna Converse on December 27, 2011
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And who knows? Maybe you'll discover a character for your next short story or a theme for a narrative essay. Or maybe you'll use the idea to create a special holiday card or photo album for someone in your family. However you decide to use your journal entry, I know you'll enjoy re-reading it months--and years--down the road.
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Have you ever created a word cloud?

Wordle is easy to use and a fun way to check word usage. Simply paste a piece of your writing into the program and play around with the layout, fonts, and color schemes. Print your word cloud and post it in a prominent place for daily inspiration.

Here's one I made:

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