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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZW link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning to my friends at NFB Writer’s Division,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This morning I looked at my stats for my 2 blogs – Walking by Inner Vision and SCAN-A-BLOG.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I was pleased to see that one of the articles I wrote on my blog, <i><span style='color:red'>Walking by Inner Vision,</span></i> had the highest amount of visitors.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>That article is about writing from our journal entries - it was at the top of my list with 175 people visiting that post over the weekend.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On Saturday, I was a presenter in the <i><span style='color:red'>Sizzling Summer Super Release Book Party Event</span></i> on FaceBook. One of the topics I addressed in my one-hour segment is the value of keeping a travel journal. During my session, I gave behind the scenes information on how I wrote 3 of my published books. I also shared 1 poem from each of the books, and gave a blog link to an article.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In fact, my first published book, <i><span style='color:red'>Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage</span></i>, was created from my journals which I kept while traveling and teaching each summer in Austria, and other countries. I gave the participants the link to one of my articles published on my blog, and I gave them a sample of 1 poem from that book. (I did this for all 3 of the books I have published.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here's the link to the Article which was originally published May 24 2014 on the blog, Walking by Inner Vision.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.lyndalambert.com/how-to-create-a-poem-from-your-journal-entries/">https://www.lyndalambert.com/how-to-create-a-poem-from-your-journal-entries/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have the opportunity to be a guest on an EVENT on Face Book, you will really enjoy the experience. This was an event that lasted from noon till about 11 pm-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And we had so much fun interacting with each other and with the general public that day. The event was sponsored by Patty L. Fletcher, author, and owner of Tell It To The World Marketing. Patty represents me and a number of other authors . This Event which she sponsored was a remarkable feat for her and for everyone who attended. Quite a few of the members of this group either gave a presentation or attended as a guest on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>But, my basic message here is - If you have not kept journals while traveling, or even just a general sort of journaling, you might want to give it a try. Writing from your journal entries may be your passport to some great writing in the future. For me, it is a way to note experiences, ideas, musings, dreams, and- Who knows? Your journal may be your inspiration for your next book.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One of my intentions for the rest of this year, and into next year, is to go through all of my travel journals and read each of them – because I know there are gems buried in those pages that I can find and turn into writing projects in the future. I’ll be revising my first book,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage, and the revised version will be published next year. I am looking forward to an adventure when I open the pages of my journals and see what else is there, just waiting to be discovered.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Lynda<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Lynda’s Authors Page- Amazon:</span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/author/lyndalambert"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>https://www.amazon.com/author/lyndalambert</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Lynda’s Official Authors Page: </span><a href="http://www.dldbooks.com/lyndalambert/"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>http://www.dldbooks.com/lyndalambert/</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Lynda’s 2 Blogs:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.lyndalambert.com/"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Website & Blog</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>: Walking by Inner Vision – personal blog<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.llambert363.blog/"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Scan-A-Blog</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'> – A quiet Place of Inspiration, Art, Nature, Literature<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>