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Thursday, December 22, 2011

#JournalChat Live 12/22/11 Topic: Transform Journal Entries into Publishable Prose




JournalChat4:16pm via HootSuite
@brainmaker And you as well, Suzanna. Thanks for joining us. :) #JournalChat
JournalChat4:15pm via HootSuite
Enjoy your #Journaling, and don't forget to refresh yourself! #JournalChat
DawnHerring4:15pm via HootSuite
Enjoy your #Journaling, and don't forget to refresh yourself! #JournalChat
Brainmaker4:15pm via Echofon
Lovely to meet you all. RT @JournalChat: Welcome, @pattitwg, @claudecf and @Brainmaker !#JournalChat
JournalChat4:15pm via HootSuite
That wraps up this edition of #JournalChat Live; join us next week, 12/29/11, 5 EST/2 PST;#Journaling topic to be announced.
DawnHerring4:15pm via HootSuite
That wraps up this edition of #JournalChat Live; join us next week, 12/29/11, 5 EST/2 PST;#Journaling topic to be announced.
JournalChat4:13pm via HootSuite
A hearty thanks to those who joined us today; it's been a fab time on #JournalChat Live. #Journaling
JournalChat4:13pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/88jcL If you would like me to write for your publication, my writing services info. #Journaling#JournalChat
DawnHerring4:13pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/88jbP If you would like me to write for your publication, my writing services info. #Journaling#JournalChat
JournalChat4:12pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/88jaY My post: Play (record how you played in your journal! Might make a workable published piece!) #JournalChat #Journaling
DawnHerring4:12pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/88j8k My post: Play (record how you played in your journal! Might make a workable published piece!) #JournalChat #Journaling
JournalChat4:10pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/88j6A Sign up for Refresh Journal to keep up with #JournalChat; get a fresh perspective in your life dimensions! #Journaling
DawnHerring4:10pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/88j4p Sign up for Refresh Journal to keep up with #JournalChat; get a fresh perspective in your life dimensions! #Journaling
JournalChat4:09pm via HootSuite
Special Thanks goes to Cynthia Morris @originalimpulse for her fab post: Mine Your Journals for #Writing Gems. #Journaling#JournalChat
DawnHerring4:09pm via HootSuite
Special Thanks goes to Cynthia Morris @originalimpulse for her fab post: Mine Your Journals for #Writing Gems. #Journaling#JournalChat
JournalChat4:06pm via HootSuite
@lighthouse4food Hope it goes well for you, Richard. Thanks so much for sharing today.#JournalChat #Journaling
JournalChat4:05pm via HootSuite
@run_spot_run Yes, indeed, they do. Thanks so much for sharing your experience. #JournalChat#Journaling
JournalChat4:05pm via HootSuite
@kimmiechevon Sounds like you've been inspired, Kimmie. That's fabulous. Hope you have a successful mining venture. #JournalChat
lighthouse4food4:04pm via TweetChat
Thanks to everyone--very helpful comments. I will try some of these great ideas. #journalchat
DawnHerring4:04pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/88iOV If you're looking for #Journaling#Prompts to get your entries jump-started for possible future fodder...#JournalChat
run_spot_run4:04pm via web
@JournalChat Totally. The most mundane things - sometimes upon later reflection - become entertaining. #journalchat #journaling
KimmieChevon4:02pm via TweetChat
Been on the sidelines, thanks for another great chat @JournalChat Think I'll read through some of my old journals :) #journalchat
JournalChat4:02pm via HootSuite
I think when we write from the heart in whatever form we choose,we will find fodder for future writing publication. #JournalChat #Journaling
DawnHerring4:02pm via HootSuite
I think when we write from the heart in whatever form we choose,we will find fodder for future writing publication. #JournalChat #Journaling
JournalChat4:00pm via HootSuite
I think Mark's example is a good one for using#Journaling entries to write for publication.#Journaling #JournalChat
DawnHerring4:00pm via HootSuite
I think Mark's example is a good one for using#Journaling entries to write for publication.#Journaling #JournalChat
JournalChat3:58pm via HootSuite
@run_spot_run It's amazing how something you experience and record can turn into something funny for others to enjoy. #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:58pm via HootSuite
@run_spot_run It's amazing how something you experience and record can turn into something funny for others to enjoy. #JournalChat
run_spot_run3:56pm via web
@JournalChat Sure :) diverse topics - wheatgrass, the birth of my son, falling asleep at a Thich Nhat Hanh show :) #journalchat #journaling
JournalChat3:56pm via HootSuite
@run_spot_run Ah, humor. Oh, yes. People love to laugh. That works! I love sharing humor in my journal and blog posts. #JournalChat
run_spot_run3:55pm via web
@JournalChat Sure :) This was a humor column; I mined experience for funny episodes which came from my journal. #journalchat #journaling
easyjournaling3:54pm via HootSuite
RT @JournalChat: Cynthia suggests typing our entries, adding, deleting, and embellishing as we go. #Journaling #JournalChat
JournalChat3:53pm via HootSuite
Whether we're funny, poignant, to the point, or edgy, our journal entries can become a piece with take away value. #JournalChat #Journaling
JournalChat3:52pm via HootSuite
Aside from emotion, there is also our unique point of view and how we choose to share it. #Journaling#JournalChat
DawnHerring3:52pm via HootSuite
Aside from emotion, there is also our unique point of view and how we choose to share it. #Journaling#JournalChat
JournalChat3:50pm via HootSuite
When you value something enough to record it in your journal, chances are another will feel the same way. #Journaling #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:50pm via HootSuite
When you value something enough to record it in your journal, chances are another will feel the same way. #Journaling #JournalChat
JournalChat3:50pm via HootSuite
Our journals are a great place to reveal the value of our lives and what we record about them.#Journaling #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:50pm via HootSuite
Our journals are a great place to reveal the value of our lives and what we record about them.#Journaling #JournalChat
JournalChat3:49pm via HootSuite
I think one of the issues we may run into is not necessarily seeing the value of what is contained in our journals. #JournalChat #Journaling
DawnHerring3:49pm via HootSuite
I think one of the issues we may run into is not necessarily seeing the value of what is contained in our journals. #JournalChat #Journaling
JournalChat3:48pm via HootSuite
Once you've added/embellished and completed a piece, looking for an appropriate place to publish is the next step #JournalChat #Journaling
DawnHerring3:48pm via HootSuite
Once you've added/embellished and completed a piece, looking for an appropriate place to publish is the next step #JournalChat #Journaling
JournalChat3:47pm via HootSuite
It is often when we read our work, that we get a-ha moments; we need to be aware of those; very important! #Journaling #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:47pm via HootSuite
It is often when we read our work, that we get a-ha moments; we need to be aware of those; very important! #Journaling #JournalChat
JournalChat3:46pm via HootSuite
Taking notes on what you review from your journal entries is important, Cynthia shares and recommends. #JournalChat #Journaling
DawnHerring3:46pm via HootSuite
Taking notes on what you review from your journal entries is important, Cynthia shares and recommends. #JournalChat #Journaling
JournalChat3:44pm via HootSuite
@run_spot_run Sounds wonderful, Mark. Can you give an example or two of what you wrote about?#JournalChat #Journaling
JournalChat3:43pm via HootSuite
I love the word 'inspire'. When I feel something in my gut as I write in my journal, I know I'm hitting on something good. #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:43pm via HootSuite
I love the word 'inspire'. When I feel something in my gut as I write in my journal, I know I'm hitting on something good. #JournalChat
JournalChat3:42pm via HootSuite
Once you have some entries typed up and printed, Cynthia recommends reviewing what you have that moves and inspires you. #JournalChat
run_spot_run3:41pm via web
I used to write "slice of life" columns for an online venue that came entirely from my journal - copiously edited, of course. #JournalChat
JournalChat3:40pm via HootSuite
I have used my journal entries to work out ideas for blog posts &other writing ventures; sometimes what I write ends up in one. #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:40pm via HootSuite
I have used my journal entries to work out ideas for blog posts &other writing ventures; sometimes what I write ends up in one. #JournalChat
JournalChat3:39pm via HootSuite
@lighthouse4food When you make time to journal about the issue, you'll figure out how to cut back on what isn't needed. #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:39pm via HootSuite
@lighthouse4food When you make time to journal about the issue, you'll figure out how to cut back on what isn't needed. #JournalChat
JournalChat3:38pm via HootSuite
Folks are welcome to share if they've had any success with using journal entries to publish their work. #Journaling #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:38pm via HootSuite
Folks are welcome to share if they've had any success with using journal entries to publish their work. #Journaling #JournalChat
lighthouse4food3:37pm via TweetChat
I have a huge tendency--always have--to put too much on my 'plate.' Gotta work on that--big time.#journalchat
JournalChat3:37pm via HootSuite
RT @lighthouse4food: I think you are right Dawn about 'inadequacy' and how others feel the same.#journalchat
JournalChat3:37pm via HootSuite
Cynthia also recommend using this process to explore; go with what you like. #Journaling#JournalChat
DawnHerring3:37pm via HootSuite
Cynthia also recommend using this process to explore; go with what you like. #Journaling#JournalChat
lighthouse4food3:36pm via TweetChat
I think you are right Dawn about 'inadequacy' and how others feel the same. #journalchat
JournalChat3:35pm via HootSuite
@lighthouse4food I always journal in the am for#MorningPages and in the evening. Having a regular #Journaling time helps. #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:35pm via HootSuite
@lighthouse4food I always journal in the am for#MorningPages and in the evening. Having a regular #Journaling time helps. #JournalChat
JournalChat3:34pm via HootSuite
@lighthouse4food When you share that feeling of inadequacy, others will relate. That's what make emotions so powerful. #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:34pm via HootSuite
@lighthouse4food When you share that feeling of inadequacy, others will relate. That's what make emotions so powerful. #JournalChat
lighthouse4food3:33pm via TweetChat
I would be interested in knowing if anyone schedules their times for journaling--and when, and whether that's too mechanical. #journalchat
JournalChat3:32pm via HootSuite
@lighthouse4food I like dimension too! There are so many. Start with where you are; we all have something to offer. #JournalChat #Journaling
DawnHerring3:32pm via HootSuite
@lighthouse4food I like dimension too! There are so many. Start with where you are; we all have something to offer. #JournalChat #Journaling
DawnHerring3:31pm via HootSuite
She also recommends not be concerned about whether or not it will be interesting to another. Just stay with it. #JournalChat #Journaling
JournalChat3:30pm via HootSuite
So, even working with a log is a good start. We need to value our way of keeping a journal. Then work with it. #Journaling #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:30pm via HootSuite
So, even working with a log is a good start. We need to value our way of keeping a journal. Then work with it. #Journaling #JournalChat
WritingReader3:30pm via TweetDeck
What kinds of risks will you take? bit.ly/txxRjq#journalchat
lighthouse4food3:29pm via TweetChat
Dawn, I like that word 'dimension. I too often feel (wow!) inadequate to speak/write because I truly know so little. #journalchat
JournalChat3:29pm via HootSuite
Cynthia suggests typing our entries, adding, deleting, and embellishing as we go. #Journaling#JournalChat
DawnHerring3:29pm via HootSuite
Cynthia suggests typing our entries, adding, deleting, and embellishing as we go. #Journaling#JournalChat
JournalChat3:28pm via HootSuite
@lighthouse4food Your way is good, Richard.Just expanding a bit can get you where you want to go.A little quiet doesn't hurt :) #JournalChat
JournalChat3:26pm via HootSuite
@victorsachar Yes, I agree, Victor. It doesn't take much; a little at a time to go a bit deeper.#JournalChat
JournalChat3:26pm via HootSuite
RT @victorsachar#JournalChat I think creativity can come a little at a time, simply by expanding just a bit on the days events.
DawnHerring3:26pm via HootSuite
RT @victorsachar#JournalChat I think creativity can come a little at a time, simply by expanding just a bit on the days events.
lighthouse4food3:26pm via TweetChat
Log 'says' I'm mechanical!!, that I need to get away from 'noise and technology--still pondering the latter. yes 2 victorsachar #journalchat
JournalChat3:25pm via HootSuite
@lighthouse4food No, not dumb, Richard. You want to find more dimension That's great! Perhaps a word or two about your feeling. #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:25pm via HootSuite
@lighthouse4food No, not dumb, Richard. You want to find more dimension That's great! Perhaps a word or two about your feeling. #JournalChat
JournalChat3:24pm via HootSuite
@brainmaker Suzanna, Love it! Wow. So you have a lot to work with on this topic. :) #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:24pm via HootSuite
@brainmaker Suzanna, Love it! Wow. So you have a lot to work with on this topic. :) #JournalChat
victorsachar3:23pm via Twitter for Android
#JournalChat I think creativity can come a little at a time, simply by expanding just a bit on the days events.
JournalChat3:21pm via HootSuite
@lighthouse4food What does that log tell you about yourself? Dig a little deeper into your mindset.#JournalChat #Journaling
DawnHerring3:21pm via HootSuite
@lighthouse4food What does that log tell you about yourself? Dig a little deeper into your mindset.#JournalChat #Journaling
Brainmaker3:20pm via Echofon
#JournalChat I have journal-itis. 100s of filled journals. Sometimes write in several at once. It's quite compulsive.
lighthouse4food3:20pm via TweetChat
Being mechanical is from my 'accountant' days, and lawyer thinking now. I want to become creative. Require 'feeling. Dumb? #journalchat
DawnHerring3:20pm via HootSuite
Once we find what we want to work with in our journal entries, we need to make time to work with it, Cynthia suggests. #JournalChat
lighthouse4food3:17pm via TweetChat
I am so mechanical. I slide easily into recording events, a log of things that happened. I'm not very creative! #journalchat #journalchat
JournalChat3:17pm via HootSuite
Because you know when you read an earlier entry that moves you, it touches the heart through emotion,what you felt. #JournalChat #Journaling
DawnHerring3:17pm via HootSuite
Because you know when you read an earlier entry that moves you, it touches the heart through emotion,what you felt. #JournalChat #Journaling
JournalChat3:15pm via HootSuite
When I considered it, I realized the importance of focus on emotions and what we're feeling each day. #Journaling #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:15pm via HootSuite
When I considered it, I realized the importance of focus on emotions and what we're feeling each day. #Journaling #JournalChat
JournalChat3:14pm via HootSuite
One of the issues that got my attention with this topic is what kind of entries we actually write.#Journaling #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:14pm via HootSuite
One of the issues that got my attention with this topic is what kind of entries we actually write.#Journaling #JournalChat
JournalChat3:13pm via HootSuite
Do you ever wonder if what you record in your journal pages is worth transforming into prose to share w/ the world? #JournalChat #Journaling
DawnHerring3:13pm via HootSuite
Do you ever wonder if what you record in your journal pages is worth transforming into prose to share w/ the world? #JournalChat #Journaling
JournalChat3:12pm via HootSuite
When it comes to mining our journals, it's all about going back in time to find what moves you.#JournalChat #Journaling
DawnHerring3:12pm via HootSuite
When it comes to mining our journals, it's all about going back in time to find what moves you.#JournalChat #Journaling
JournalChat3:11pm via HootSuite
Cynthia starts out by releasing you from thinking about 'where' you'll publish. Sounds like permission to RELAX in the process. #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:11pm via HootSuite
Cynthia starts out by releasing you from thinking about 'where' you'll publish. Sounds like permission to RELAX in the process. #JournalChat
JournalChat3:09pm via HootSuite
RT @victorsachar: Checking in... #JournalChat///Great to see you, Victor! Welcome. #Journaling
DawnHerring3:09pm via HootSuite
I love the idea of 'mining' my journals; it gives me the mindset that I will find gold when I start digging.#Journaling #JournalChat
JournalChat3:08pm via HootSuite
Cynthia has written a fabulous post on how to approach using your journal entries for possible publishable prose. #JournalChat #Journaling
DawnHerring3:08pm via HootSuite
Cynthia has written a fabulous post on how to approach using your journal entries for possible publishable prose. #JournalChat #Journaling
JournalChat3:07pm via HootSuite
RT @kimmiechevon: Checking in :) #journalchat // Welcome, Kimmie! Great to see you. :) #Journaling
JournalChat3:04pm via HootSuite
Our #Journaling topic is Transform Journal Entries into Publishable Prose! #JournalChat
DawnHerring3:04pm via HootSuite
Our #Journaling topic is Transform Journal Entries into Publishable Prose! #JournalChat
JournalChat3:04pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/88g7j Our #Journaling resource is Mine Your Journals for #Writing Gems by Cynthia Morris @originalimpulse#JournalChat
DawnHerring3:03pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/88g2p Our #Journaling resource is Mine Your Journals for #Writing Gems by Cynthia Morris @originalimpulse#JournalChat
lighthouse4food3:03pm via TweetChat
I've got several things I'm juggling right now but hope to keep up. Thanks to you Dawn. #journalchat#journalchat
JournalChat3:02pm via HootSuite
I recommend tweetdeck, hootsuite, ortweetchat.com to follow #JournalChat Live; use#JournalChat as your hashtag. #Journaling
DawnHerring3:02pm via HootSuite
I recommend tweetdeck, hootsuite, ortweetchat.com to follow #JournalChat Live; use#JournalChat as your hashtag. #Journaling
JournalChat3:01pm via HootSuite
I am Dawn Herring, your host & avid journal keeper of 27 years w/ almost 60 journals filled. I am passionate about #Journaling#JournalChat
DawnHerring3:01pm via HootSuite
I am Dawn Herring, your host & avid journal keeper of 27 years w/ almost 60 journals filled. I am passionate about #Journaling#JournalChat
JournalChat3:00pm via HootSuite
Welcome to this edition of #JournalChat Live for all things #Journaling.
DawnHerring3:00pm via HootSuite
Welcome to this edition of #JournalChat Live for all things #Journaling.

1 comment:

  1. Special Thanks to Cythia Morris for her post Minding Your Journal Entries for Writing Gems, which was our journaling resource for today's chat with the topic, Transform Journal Entries into Publishable Prose.

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