Lettering and Journaling
Lettering Tips
1. If you have trouble lettering straight, try lightly drawing lines with a pencil, writing, and then erasing the lines.
2. Try following the edge of pictures or other objects on a page when you write.
3. Dress up your lettering. Try drawing dots or hearts where lines intersect or add other embellishments, such as flowers, leaves, or squiggles. The possibilities are endless.
4. When using a calligraphy pen, practice first. The tip should be held at a 45 degree angle.
5. Try lettering on a separate sheet of paper, then cutting it out and mounting on your page.
Journaling Tips
1. When journaling, tell the story about what happened, be sure to answer who, what, when, where, and why questions.
2. Use descriptive words to describe the day, the place, or the event. For example, instead of writing "It was a hot summer day.", write "The children baked on that humid, sultry day." or try a cliché such as "It was hot enough to fry eggs on the sidewalk." The sensory words should not only describe what was seen, but also what you heard, smelled, tasted, touched, and felt (emotionally). Was it "the kitchen was warm" or "the kitchen was toasty and smelled of cinnamon from Grandma baking apple pies all morning."?
3. Ask children and others what they remember from that day and record their words, or better yet, let someone else do the journaling.
4. Avoid using linking verbs (is, are, was, were, be, being, been, etc.), and instead use action verbs. This will make your writing more effective and have a greater impact on the readers in the years to come.
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