From my Australian muse, STEPHANIE DOWRICK, discussing how to read her book, Creative Journal Writing: The Art and Heart of Reflection. In my experience, what she says is spot on - and tough to stick to. I keep wanting to DO something rather than keep on keeping on with my first read.
How you will use this book is, necessarily, entirely up to you. But my humble suggestion is that you first read it through like a conventional book, stopping only if an exercise here or there grabs you by the ankle and pulls you to the ground. Stop here. If that doesn't happen, experience the ideas and the many wonderful stories as a whole, and only then go back to work your way through it far more personally, engaging with all the exercises that you want, at the pace you want, and in the way you want.
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