Janet Benge originally hails from New Zealand, although she now lives in sunny  Florida. Together with her husband, Geoff, she has written the Christian Heroes: Then & Now and Heroes of History series of bestselling narrative nonfiction books. Janet is also a trained and practiced schoolteacher and been an educational consultant in public schools and for homeschool parent teachers.

Janet has a deep understanding of storytelling and the writing process. She is a sought-after writing teacher, speaking at writing programs and conferences across the world, where with wit and wisdom she shares deep insights about creative writing. Her passion is to help people discover their natural writing style. 

In this course, Janet takes students on a voyage into the heart of journal writing as she introduces them to various forms of journaling and helps them discover a natural, personal, and sustainable journal writing practice.