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My best tip is to write it when it's fresh. Even if you can't do the page, just write down the memory.

I keep a small journal and write things down as they happen. Just try to tell story based on my feelings at that moment.

Just do it, I know that is a Nike slogan, but it is true, if don't journal that moment you might never go back.

Hi! I just keep a journal with me and jot things down as they happen. Just write them down based on how I feel about the event a that moment.

When I'm going back to older stories, I like to call my mom or sister, or chat with my husband, and just get them talking about that time. Then I furiously scribble down everything they said for use in putting together the story!

My best tip is just to RELAX and do it. It can be stressful trying to get it right. So when I have an idea for a layout, I just write down the journaling I have in mind ASAP before I even start the rest of the design.

My best tip for storytelling is to write a little something about each day in a calendar on the computer---this way when I finally get around to scrapping photos I can go back to that particular day in my calendar and the little notes or bits I've written about that day or event help jog my memory and I can then expound further with a story to go w/the pics! Thanks Ali for the opportunity!

I try not to get too hung up on what I am saying-I really just write like I talk, since the pages are for my boys. I want them to read them in 40 years and "hear" my voice as I really was.

to try to carry a notebook with me so i can write things down soon after they happen. i don't always do this, but ma glad when i do!

Wow..you always come up with a very unique & interesting questions.
My tip for journaling/writing is - Talk out what you are writing.
This is my technique to write journaling on the pages. When I am writing anything I talk it out while I am writing. It helps you feel how it is going to impact on others. And it helps it to become more interacting and people who read it can feel your emotions.
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I like to write in pencil to get the journaling to fit my space the way I want, and then I go back over it with the pen I want to use, and if there are stray pencil marks I just gently erase.

Lately I've goten interested in digi scrapping...somehow the journaling comes easier on the computer.
Love finding different ways to tell our story.

I have actually learned this tip from reading Ali's books and magazine articles. Just be yourself and don't worry about being grammatically correct.

I try to include things the kids said in my journaling...their thought processes and favorite words and phrases change as much as their physical attributes so it's important to catch those details too. Believe, me we still look back and laugh at my oldest (now 11) and how she used to say "tubbytubbies = Teletubbies" and "dadda's mesi = daddy's semi"...without putting these in her books, i'd have forgotten.

There's nothing wrong with writing in bullet points. You tell your story straight and clear to the point and it saves tons of time!!

My tip is to journal when you do your page - don't wait to do it later. Your kids will probably love having journalling in Mom's handwriting later on. If you really don't like your handwriting, use a journalling spot and then if you find time later and want to go back and type it up you can.

For long trips, I bring a notepad and take notes of each day. I especially like to record funny comments the kids make or things that happen on our adventures.

Write from the heart and don't worry about your grammar. Sounds easy enough, right? And when that fails, find a journaling prompt sticker/stamp!

I struggle with journaling on my layouts so I just grab a pen and start jotting the "story", what I was thinking, etc. After that I read it over a couple of times and pare it down/edit info until I get something I am happy with.

Here's my tip: try having another member of the family tell a story instead to get a different perspective. Also you can have them do the actual writing on the page too.

how awesome that you are giving TTT some lovin' Thank you! They are the best site IMO!
I am doing project 365...so writing down a small thing each day helps.

My tip for journaling is to just sound like yourself. More important than just the who/what/where/when - is getting yourself into the pages, if not by getting yourself in a photo, than by writing from your heart. It doesn't have to be an English paper - perfect grammar not required! ;)
The TTT and Blue Moon prizes look amazing! (Well, so does the Digital Skillz one, but I'm not a digi girl.)
Thanks for the chance to win!

I write tid-bits (quoes and observations) on my big family calendar that is hanging in my kitchen and is in a central location. That way, I know when these things were said or thought of! I save all of my calendars.
Hope I win! It's by birthday!

Best journaling tip - just write it like you're talking out loud. I once did the 2-minute exercise with Stacy Julian and that was great too. Close your eyes and think about the story behind the photos for 2-minutes. Then write... just write. Great exercise, and I don't do it as often as I should.

short and simple. that is the way i like to journal.
one does not need to write a book.