This is a "How-to" book on journal writing for the inexperienced. The reader is encouraged to examine life minutely while recording thoughts and experiences daily. There are practical suggestions, exercises, and ideas for making the task enjoyable as the reader learns more about himself.
About the Author: ABOUT THE AUTHOR Juliana Pata is a versatile, dynamic, and creative writer. She began her career as a journalist in 1974 with a Queens, NY weekly, "The New York Voice," and subsequently wrote articles for the "Courier", "The Bayside Times/Ledger", "The Queens Tribune", and "The Valley Advocate", a regional newspaper in Amherst, MA. As a writer and a person involved with the issues of the '70's, she interviewed spawning women Senators who were proponents of the Equal Rights Amendment. She also covered business, mental health and community issues. In 1979-1981 she established her own advertising business in Tribeca, NY, where she wrote print advertising and radio commercial copy. She placed ads for her clients with the "New York Times" and "Village Voice" on a weekly basis. In 1988 she completed her Bachelor of Science degree at SUNY Empire State College's Metropolitan Unit. While attending this unique adult learning college, she did an internship as a writer in the education department of PBS Channel 13 in NYC. She graduated as a "model student". Following graduation, she began teaching writing and publishing workshops at St. John"s University in Queens, NY, for 10 years. She self-published two books called "A Voice in Recovery: Dual Diagnosis," and "The Journal Writing Experience." These publications can be found in the Queens Borough public library system in Queens, NY. The books are also sold at St. Johns. Barnes and Noble, and Queens College. Ms. Pata has written a play called "Faces of Reality", and she loves photography. Her biography is listed in Marquis' publication, "Who's Who in America 2002" and in the publication "Who's Who in American Women 2003." Ms. Pata's recent book, "Parts of Me, A Collection of Letters", is a compilation of personal letters she has written to special people here on Earth and in Heaven. Her newest book, "The Journal Writing Experience" is a guide for readers interested in recording their thoughts and experiences.