Back in 2024, I mentioned that I was going to create a nonfiction reading journal. Posts are here, here, here, and here. I had the best of intentions, but didn't get very far.
In 2025, I made a resolution to read more fiction. Then began a great debate. Do I do a reading journal for the fiction books I read? After all, I'd failed mightily with the nonfiction reading journal. I'm not even sure where it is right now.
I decided yes, I do want to do a reading journal.
Next dilemma: Do I create a separate fiction writing journal or combine it with the nearly unused nonfiction reading journal?
This one took longer to decide. It seemed silly to start yet another journal when the last one is virtually empty. On the other hand, I'm sure I could do a better job this time, and maybe if it looked more attractive, I'd continue to do something with it.
After days of debate, I decided I would do a separate reading journal for fiction.
And this is as far as I've gotten. I don't know how I'm going to decorate it or how I'm going to set it up. I don't know which journal I'm going to use. Then there's the um, hey, remember the Hobonichi Cousin planner that was supposed to be your media journal for 2025? The one that's sitting unused? Maybe use that?
Yeah, I ignored that little voice. Brand new journal it is!
Then the next debate began: What size did I want to use? About the only size I don't have in an empty notebook is the B5. I do own the B5 size, but I'm using it. Well, sort of using it. I started it, put some stuff in, and abandoned it.
This debate only lasted a few hours. I have a number of 8x8 square notebooks, and it would be silly not to use that size since I specifically bought them to be book journals. (Although one is my ADHD declutter the house Pirate Book...that so far as failed spectacularly.)
Have I set anything up yet? No! But I have read books and saved the book covers. When I have enough to fill a sheet of stickers, I'll print them out and think about tackling the new fiction reading journal.
