How to Keep an Expressive Journal

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Find the perfect book to write your expressive feelings in.

   It can be anything
   - a sketchpad or old notebook or even a few sheets of paper bundled together! Anything with lots of pages to draw and write in.
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   Step 2: What's your style?

   Do you like emo culture or girly stuff? Well, in your expressive journal you can write whatever you want.
   
   Like poetry? Write a heart-felt poem about your crush perhaps! Like anime? Sketch some of your favourite anime characters! The list is endless! , Draw yourself however you want.
   
   Maybe your parents won't let you have a tattoo you really want, why not draw yourself with it?! , If you're feeling happy draw something that makes you happy.
   
   It's not only a lot of fun but it helps you draw better! , Do you hate someone or something a lot? Maybe it's a bully? Why not draw the bully in an ugly way with a big cross over him or her.
   
   You'll feel a lot better. , Perhaps draw a comic strip of something funny that happened that day.
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   Step 3: Do a self portrait of yourself at the front.

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   Step 4: Practice drawing in your expressive journal.

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   Step 5: Add humor if you like to emphasize the subject.

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