Are you a little nervous when you hear scrapbookers talking about journalling, telling epic stories, or other well-intentioned, but overwhelming approaches to storytelling?
Even if you love writing, you can still feel the need to get that story down without feeling like you are writing a novel.
That's where Angie Lucas comes in - she's got an new class coming to Big Picture Scrapbooking: Grammar Free Journalling. I figured I'll let her explain in her own words...
That's right, no punctuation required. No sentence structure. No verb-object agreement.* I'm going to show you a dozen different ways to tell super cool stories with absolutely no paragraphs required.
It may sound a bit odd for a word nerd and professional editor like myself to be eschewing grammar in this way. But I firmly believe that long, paragraph-style journaling is only one way to approach a story. I've been employing grammar-free journaling on my scrapbooking layouts for years, and I'd love to show you just how freeing it can be to write in lists, quizzes, charts, graphs, single sentences, single words, and even a teeny tiny bit of poetry.Are you ready to set yourself free? Join me starting February 14th! It's where everyone who's anyone will be spending their Valentine's Day. 😉
Angie
*That was a lie. All of my verbs and objects will be in complete harmony with one another. I cannot help it. But you, on the other hand, are free to write journaling with highly disagreeable verbs, and I will not say a thing
The Details...
This 4-Week Workshop Includes:
- Four informative videos from Angie
- A Grammar-Free Journaling Handbook you'll refer to throughout the class and perhaps for the rest of your life
- 12 individual strategies, each illustrated by two or more scrapbook layouts, with clear ideas to try at home
- 34 example layouts, most designed by Angie, with guest designers Wendy Smedley, Elizabeth Dillow, Maddie Dillow, Gracie Dillow, and Bridget Dillow
- A free 90-page copy of List It! Everyday Life printable prompted lists—a value of $9.99
- Bonus downloadable (and printable) quizzes and lists
- Email access to Angie during the four-week class period
- Message board to share your thoughts with your classmates
- Gallery for sharing your work
- Blog buttons
I'm all set for the class - and I hope you'll join me.
Win a Seat
Thanks to Big Picture Classes, I've got one seat to give away to you!
Share with me a your journalling stumbling block, or a cool tip that gets you writing in the comments and use the Raflecopter widget below and you can grab a couple of extra entries!
I'll contact the winner on the morning of the 11th of February and post here to let know.
I can't wait to see you inside!
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Would love to win and learn how to write my journaling and get the chance to improve my English. Thanks for provide that on your great blog, Melissa.
I would love to win this class. I tend to be very wordy and go for “perfection” when sometimes that is just not what is needed! Thank you for the chance to win!
I always struggle with the Journaling. I don’t like my handwriting so I tend to type it out all the time so it’s straight and even but that rarely blends in with my layout.
I can tell a story verbally but I can never translate that to a page. It always sound so boring and forced once its written down. Its very frustrating.
Like many others I find it difficult to do the “stream of consciousness” journaling that many talk about. I prefer to use phrases, poetry by others and focus more on the art.
My biggest stumbling block is wanting my writing to be as close to perfect as possible, so I go through multiple drafts that are time consuming.
I struggle with where to put the journaling in my design and what point of view to write from. I’d like to include who everyone is in the picture and where and when it was taken, but then I don’t have room for a “story” and vice versa. Lately, I choose the story over the nitty gritty details. I’ve always enjoyed Angie! Thanks for the chance to win!
Love to check this out! Always struggle with adding more than just the facts!
I’m an engineer in my day job and I don’t get much chance to exercise my storytelling or descriptive writing muscles in my job. In fact, I truly believe that technical school beats the english skills out of you before they let you graduate 🙂 JK. I do struggle to express myself in my journalling and really, scrapbooking is my only creative writing. I want to leave a compelling story for my family and future generations, but I need HELP!!
I have a hard time fitting everything I want to say into the space I’ve chosen. I practice on scrap paper, but still sometimes misjudge and squish in the last few words.
Need to win this to help my scrapbooking desperately.Thanks for the opportunity
I have such a hard time getting my thoughts down on paper. I always say this is awesome or fun. I want to get more details and emotion into my journalling.
This is the one classes I have been really wanting to take! Thank you so much for the chance to win!!
I never know where to start writing, plus, I am an Angie fan! What a fun class 🙂
I would love to write more than what I do now but never really know how to. This would be perfect! Thanks for the chance to win
What a fun class!
I have a hard time editing and always include too many details.
Thanks for the opportunity to win a spot!
This looks like a terrific class!
Sounds like a fun class!
I tend to be a little long-winded 😛 I’d love some ways to quickly get my story told!
I have the hardest time coming up with a title! Most of the time my journaling (I think) is totally boring and doesn’t really reflect the story.
I don’t consider myself a good writer and am never able to even get started journaling!
Coming up with something interesting to say that the reader will like.
I just talk and then write it down. Works everytime!
So much to learn am excited!
How fun! Thanks for a chance.
Usually I find that I just need to sit down and START. I need to let go of perfection.
Well, this sounds just like what I need. Awesome!
This sounds just like what I need. I write too much!!! And repeat myself. And use trite words. I need help!
Thanks Melissa, for the opportunity. Always interested in learning some other way to express my thoughts.
Would love to win this class. It looks wonderful for helping people like me who get stumped with journaling!!! 😉
Thanks for the chance! I could use some help with my journaling!
I’m sold on this! Memory keeping is important to me… and journaling is ESSENTIAL! Just sign up! Can’t wait!!
Hi Elaine – how are you enjoying the class so far? I just uploaded my first LO yesterday 🙂