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I have been providing some behind-the-scenes information about the Reading Journals I have created, and I’m happy to announce they are now available for purchase!

It’s really fun to see a blank page like this

turn into something like this

with some creativity and work.

If you would like to see the interiors of the Reading Journals, please visit this post. As I’ve mentioned before, there are two line width options and multiple cover design choices available.

Thin Ruled Line Cover Options

Here are the reading journal cover options with thin ruled lines.

(You can click on the cover images to take you to Amazon where they are available for purchase.)

Wide Ruled Lines Cover Options

Here are the reading journals cover options with wide ruled lines.

(Again, you can click on the cover images to take you to Amazon where they are available for purchase.)

I am still working on the Adventure Writing Prompt Journal. I finished the writing prompt text, which I sent to a couple of different people to critique. I also formatted the journal, inserted a Table of Contents, wrote an introduction letter, and tried to upload it.

Unfortunately, it won’t let me upload the file for some reason, so I am trying to get that issue resolved. I’m really hoping I’ll be able to figure it out soon. My goal is to have a proof of the Adventure Writing Prompt Journal in my hands by the end of July (National Pickle Month). We’ll see what happens.

Are there any journals you like to use or would like to see created?

I mentioned in a previous post that I had received a couple of Reading Journal proofs to preview before publishing them.

I was very happy with the quality of them, but I noticed a few things that I wanted to change before actually hitting “publish”. I updated them right away and ordered two new proofs.

Well, those updated proofs have now arrived!

Obviously the covers are completely different from the first proofs. As I had mentioned in my previous post, there are a total of 12 different journal options.

There are seven cover options to choose from with thin ruled lines.

There are five cover options to choose from with thick ruled lines. The rectangle on the covers can be used to write the journal owner’s name if desired. It’s also a nice way to easily tell the journals apart between wide ruled and thin ruled lines. All of the journals that include a name box on the front have wide ruled lines.

Since I liked how the cover pictures of the first two proofs turned out, I decided to order different covers with updated interiors for my second set of proofs.

Again, I chose to order one with wide ruled lines and one with thin ruled lines to preview the insides of each.

These large 8.5″ x 11″ soft cover reading journals have space to record a total of 100 books. Other than the spacing options, the insides are practically the same.

The interior contents include:

• Total of 124 pages

• A page to write the name of the journal owner

• Personalized Table of Contents – journal owner writes the title of each book on the line next to its number to easily refer back to specific books

• Letter to reader that explains each section, what the different numbers of stars mean for rating books, the difference between fiction and nonfiction books with examples, and some ideas to include in the section to write additional thoughts and comments

• 100 pages to record 100 different books with space to:
  • write the book title, author, and number of pages
  • color in stars for a personalized book rating
  • fill in a circle next to the word fiction or nonfiction
  • write the date started and date ended
  • write any additional thoughts or comments about the book
  • Comes in two choices: thin ruled lines or wide ruled lines (as seen in picture)

• Pages to record new words and definitions

• Pages to write the titles of books to read in the future

• An everything else section that includes information about me, image acknowledgments*, copyright information, and additional cover design options

My daughters were really excited to get the proofs, and they have already begun using them as their own reading journals.

My cat was excited to get the box. Infact, he sat next to the box waiting for me to set it on the ground for him.

As soon as it was on the ground, he was in the box.

After previewing the journals, I uploaded all of the interior files and clicked the button to publish them.

It may take up to 72 hours for the journals to be approved by Amazon. If they aren’t approved, I’ll have to figure out why and go from there to finish them. If they are approved, they will be available on Amazon for $6.95 each.

I’ll let you know when they are officially available for purchase! (Update: These journals are officially available for purchase. Go to journals to see all of the options.)

Do you record books you read? If so, how?

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*Image Acknowledgments:

Cat Under Book Cover – Image by Алексей Боярских from Pixabay

Frog Cover – Image by Couleur from Pixabay

Castle Cover – Image by Cari R. from Pixabay

Teddy Bear with Book Cover – Image by Oldiefan from Pixabay

Colored Pencils Cover – Image by Bayu Zulkarnain from Pixabay

Antique Keys Cover – Image by LoggaWiggler from Pixabay

Paint Cover – Image by Hannibal Height from Pixabay

Spiral Bound Notebook – Image by Pixel_perfect from Pixabay

Pile of Books Recording Cloud – Image by Kidaha from Pixabay

Pencil Recording Box – Image by Kidaha from Pixabay

Check out Kidaha.com for more clipart options.