Record keepers: Experts discuss benefits of pouring thoughts, ideas onto paper

Wrapped in a red coat on a cold Saturday night, Holly Charlton sits on a stool at the Replay, talking to some friends. Then, out of nowhere, something stirs her, and in an instant, Charlton plucks a journal from her purse, flips it open and begins to write.

"I started journaling by jotting notes and ideas down when I was about 10," says Charlton. "I've been an on-again, off-again journal-jotter for about 14 years."

With blue and black Sharpie brand pens, Charlton scribbles down whatever strikes her on the pages of her Moleskine journal. For Charlton, 24, the journal helps her record private thoughts. For others, journals can serve as a dumping ground for daily events, anecdotes, ideas and goals.

Trish Jess, a suppliers buyer for KU Bookstores, says Moleskine journals still attract a loyal audience.

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