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Journal writing is a means of collecting your unique perceptions about the world and tapping into your creativity. As you develop the practice of recording daily events, activities, thoughts, and feelings, you assemble memories and associations that reward you in countless ways, including expanding your powers of observation, enhancing your appreciation of the natural world, and strengthening your communication skills. Melinda Ferguson teaches adults and students alike about the joys of journal writing. Ferguson describes how to find time to journal, how to set up your space, protecting your privacy, the health benefits of journaling, and best of all, how to relax and enjoy the experience. Without grades or judgment of your writing, you'll feel more in control of your life, more centered, and you'll set up a practice where you take time for just yourself and your thoughts.

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Melinda L. Ferguson was born and raised in Lima, Ohio. After graduating from Miami University of Ohio with a BA in English, she moved to New York City where she earned a Masters' Degree from Columbia University, and worked as an editor at several publishing companies including Warner Books, Walker & Co., and Macmillan. In the 1990s, her family moved to Northport, NY on Long Island, where she facilitated workshops in memoir and journal writing at libraries and adult education centers. For many years she served as an Adjunct Professor of English at Suffolk County Community College. In 2016, she was awarded an MFA degree in Creative Writing & Literature from Stony Brook/Southampton University. In 2019, Melinda moved to Charlotte, NC, to teach at Central Piedmont Community College and at Charlotte Center for Literary Arts (CharlotteLit), a non-profit organization supporting literary arts and culture.

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