I would probably suggest Wild Seed! It is the first book in the Patternist series and is similarly a historical fiction novel, beginning in 1690, with some fantastical elements. You could also, alternatively, skip that and read Mind of my Mind, the second book in the Patternist series, set in the 70's (it's comprehensible as a standalone). I have only read Kindred and the Patternist series, so from my experience, that's what I would recommend for now!
Haha I used to read more historical fiction a few years ago! I'm actually reading The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson for a book discussion-- it's historical fiction. I think you would like it! Takes place during the 1950's.
the adventures of al sirafi sounds soooo good! I want to jump back in to fantasy!!! I really appreciated the craft that went into Kindred. Im gonna binge reread the saga books and catch up!! I think I’m 2 behind. I need to read Babel and Jade City!!!
Heyy❤ That was me; I'm so happy to see you back,I couldn't watch this video right away although I've been waiting for your video,it's so calming to listen to you also love you and your videos ❤ Sending you lots and lots of love 💞😊(please do upload more videos and congrats ❤️)
Congrats on your life updates, those are both so exciting! I love watching any kind of bookish videos. I’m also adding The Stardust Theif to my tbr now. I read the Daevabad series after you recommended it and it’s one of my favorites. 😂💕
Omg I LOVE to hear that! It is such a special feeling recommending a favorite to someone who ends up loving it too! I still haven’t started Stardust Thief but I will be sure to do a video about it!
Thank you so much. I feel like you actually gave the great advice, ideas, and inspiration for journaling that I have been needing. Lol you nearly had me in tears too xD
I have a question for everybody who all goes to thrift stores like St Vincent de Paul or Goodwill? Did you know that people give away writing stuff like cool writing paper to write on or journals that are partially used or sometimes even journals that are really not used with all blank pages and people also donate pens and other writing paper and notebooks and journals? So what do you guys think about using journals and notebooks and other line paper and other writing material from a thrift store? It's not that expensive so that's one way to save money and save the writing stuff from going to the dump because I know that dumpst are starting to run out of room so I guess it's a way of like recycling if you think about it that way. The thing is if you get journals and notebooks from thrift stores you should at least take out the pages that are used and recycle those so that way you could fill it up with all your own things. It is fine going to thrift stores and hunting for writing things and sometimes you may find some other cool things to that you want to buy and thrift stores also have other things that you might like to add to a journal too. I love going to thrift stores and hunting for journaling things are things that are just writing related also if you check out the book section you may find some different books on different types of journals that you can use and these ones are like guided journals in a way so they give you ideas on what to do in those books and it's fun. So I would like to know how many people would use writing material from a thrift store? I don't see nothing wrong with using things that you find in a thrift store have fun craft things to do. Have fun searching for your writing things at thrift stores because when I go I have fun finding different items for writing and I see nothing wrong with it. What do you guys all think about getting writing materials and any kind of crafts items at a thrift store? Going to thrift stores what's saving money and you'll have fun hunting for those things. I really recommend that a lot of people do this to save the planet and so we don't have so much waste in the landfills. Also I think it's a good way of recycling if more people could look at it like that it's perfect for everyone. I suggest that people do a lot more shopping at thrift stores to find things to use for crafts are no books and journals. The Hunt is fun in a thrift store for all these different things.
I started keeping a diary at the age of 12 and continued on and off till I was 15 but after I developed severe depression, I stopped documenting. Later, around the age of 19 I try to return back to keeping a diary but it seemed too labourous so instead I opted to keep a journal and use it as a place for spilling out my random stream of thoughts, at first I tried to force myself into loving it but afterwards I started to fall back in love with writing - now, I am still maintaining a journal and in there I do whatever I want without limiting myself. Journalling is such a beautiful practice and it helped me in my healing journey.Btw dear sis, thank you so much for sharing your experience with us, showering you with lots and lots of love.❤
I started a journal in middle school, I believe 6-7th grade at most and then I threw it away maybe? It was dumb middle schooler thoughts like how I hugged a really pretty girl or something 😂 I did journal for a portion of my life when I did psychedelics. I wrote a lot of buzzard entries while under the influence. It’s actually really cool to read what you wrote after the fact. I wrote an entry once about reality but for some reason I forgot the “i” in reality so it was just “real ty.” And I spent a solid amount of time trying to figure out “what was missing from ‘reality’.” And then I had an epiphany as I said out loud “I.” “I am missing from reality” and then I had a crazy ass trip. Lmao. Anyways. That journal is the older journal I have. I had friends also write entries and we doodled a lot. Nowadays, I keep a commonplace book, a soliloquy and a field guide (or whatever) I try to write any drafts in my field guide/rough draft commonplace book and then move those thoughts into my actual journals where everything in there is a final draft. I have an index for my commonplace book so it’s important for everything in there to be a finished entry so I can index it in the back for reference. If I can keep up with my index then I’ll have a very useful commonplace and my soliloquy is where I can keep my personal thoughts.
I tried to keep a journal as a kid (2005 maybe?) and even though it had a lock on it, my sister got into it and found out who I had a crush on and told him💀 So I vowed never to do that again. But then I grew up and so did my sister. So I decided to try again at the beginning of 2021 and it’s been really great! I took a long break from the end of 2022 till the beginning of 2024 because I had an invasive surgery, moved houses for the first time in my life and then my dog died all in the space of 4 months and I just couldn’t face writing about it all! Just started again a few weeks ago and I love it so much❤️ I’m an artist so I really like to decorate and draw in my journal as well as write about my life and my pets. I also prefer blank notebooks to lined ones. It’s just better for drawing and such and the paper in mine is so thin, I can put guide lines behind the paper to write straight 😊
I starting Journaling from my 7th grade and it's beautiful to sometime read your old memories with your own silly 🤣😅 ways of describing situations and your thought in that moment . But it's beautiful how a thing which looked important in that moment was not so important for which we were stressed .😊
I started writing poetry and proses. Later i shifted to making everyday entry. It was fun and i loved it absolutely. I started at 16 and now I'm 23. These years with journaling have been bestest of my life.
Yes, I think you can read any of the books in this series as standalones (that I’ve read so far) except for Beneath the Sugar Sky (#3) and Come Tumbling Down(#5)- I think those two wouldn’t be as good without first having read Every Heart a Doorway (#1). Every Heart a Doorway has a bit of an open ending but I think it’d be good on its own!
I started journaling about 2 years ago and I'm on my 3rd notebook. They all look pretty much the same, except for their covers because I customize them with stickers and drawings and stuff, but seeing all your different journals inspired me to use other types of notebooks for the next ones :) Journaling is also a big part of my language learning process because I mostly journal in my target language (English) and I honestly can't express how much it has helped me to improve.
That is an awesome way to use journaling! I'm glad that it has been so helpful to you in practicing English. Thank you for sharing your experience with journaling and I wish you the best with your future journals 😊
I love getting involved in a series and following the characters through all their trials and tribulations. (Never put your kids in a box! Let them become who they are! ❤ Excellent message. )
I'm 37 and have got back into journaling again. My first one was a green spiral notebook which I remember covering in stickers. My second one was a black book I found in a pound shop (uk version of a dollar store) and it had a character called purple ronnie on it. I remember this journal because i documented leaving school, finding a summer job, starting college, first time getting drunk, smoking and first boyfriend not to mention mad times at college. But all I can do is remember them because i threw them out when I left home! Why? I don't know but i wish I had have kept them, would be fun to read about my life aged 15 to 17. I have got back into journaling within the last 18 months, mainly for mental health and it really helps just to brain dump everything on to paper. Pages of ramblings for my eyes only. I recently read my last two journals before starting a fresh new notebook and cannot believe how bad my mental health was this time last year. Im doing much better now and this is proven through my writing. For me i have to have the right pen, a Parker Vector which I have had for many years and it must be blue ink, I can't write in black. And the books, I prefer the A5 size and not the spiral kind. May sound fussy but its what I like. I think art journaling may be my next venture xxxx
Thank you for sharing your experience with journaling, it is really interesting to learn about how others approach the practice. I also find it insightful to look back and see how much I was struggling with my mental health in the past; it was pretty bad in 2020. There will always be ups and downs though, and journaling can help capture that and give us better perspective about ourselves. I'm sorry you do not have your journals from your younger days but glad to hear that you have sort of "started fresh." Thanks again for opening up about your experience :)
Where do you keep all your finished journals? I have a few that I keep in a special place to keep anyone else from reading them…. I do have happy posts, but the majority are from times I was really struggling with trying situations. 😳🤔😆
I keep my finished journals in an end table that has a discreet compartment--though it is starting to get rather full now. Fortunately I don't have to worry about hiding them from prying eyes; it's just a neat place to keep them. I used to think one day I'd like to publish my journals... Now that sounds like a horrible idea to me 😂
Loved this! I can relate to everything you said, and I appreciate your vulnerability as you spoke. You are a beautiful person with deep feelings that is inspiring other perfectionists and deep people to sort out their feelings with journaling. Thank you for being you and helping others find a way to navigate their personal journeys. God bless your day and your journey.💖🙏💖
I have been journaling since 3rd grade, and now I’m in my 20s, so it was fun to watch someone else’s journaling experience. Thanks for sharing all that! I did what I’d call traditional journaling for years: writing about life, drawing, writing poetry, venting, musing, etc. I went through a phase where I had separate notebooks for each type of journaling and called them “books”, but that didn’t last long. As much as I thought this would make me organized, it meant that I’d have to hold back certain thoughts that didn’t “belong” in one journal and then had to switch to another. In 2016, I found the bullet journal method. At that point, I had a bullet journal and what I called my “personal journal.” This was because I saw people posting pictures of their bujo online, so I thought I’d do that and keep my personal thoughts in the other journal. Stuff I didn’t want seen online. Then I eventually realized that I didn’t want to keep posting things from my bujo online, so I moved everything to my bullet journal, which made it easier. I carried one notebook instead of two. My journaling became more loose and whatever I wanted it to be, since the bujo method simply set up the organizing system and let the writer do what they wanted with it. Some years I had tons of drawings and collages, others I did minimal writing, and currently I use my bujo/journal as half-scrapbook/life-recording and half-brainstorming for projects. It’s freeing to put whatever I need onto the page, and have it organized so that if I wanted to reference anything, all I have to do is look at my table of contents. So yeah, that’s my experience. Hope your journaling is still going well. :)
How interesting that you had different journals for your different facets! I can certainly see how being that highly organized would not be as freeing though in the actual journalling process. Myself, I have a few different hobby journals now, such as a crochet journal and a reading journal, where I document my activities with those pastimes. It can sometimes be a lot to keep up with, but when I do catch up I feel so proud of myself--for the hobby, and for the journal recording it! Thanks for the well wishes and for sharing your journalling story! 😊
