#JournalChat Live 9/6/12 Part I Topic: Your Journaling: It's All in the Details!

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@madeline40 I agree, Madeline. I think when we just detail what matters from our day, that's a great place to start. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:53pm via HootSuite

@madeline40 I agree, Madeline. I think when we just detail what matters from our day, that's a great place to start. #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:53pm via TweetChat

you’ll most likely wish that you’d included more information #JournalChat

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If you review your past journal entries with an eye to writing about your life at that time, #JournalChat

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@katcollinskc Wow. #Journaling has been a major factor of processing your life experience, no doubt!#JournalChat

madeline403:53pm via web

@DawnHerring I went back and reread everything as I decided which pieces to put into my book. otherwise I don't. #JournalChat

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RT @katcollinskc: Mine focus on everything under the sun-prayers, relationships, food, self, sex, humor, health, and on #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:52pm via HootSuite

RT @katcollinskc: Mine focus on everything under the sun-prayers, relationships, food, self, sex, humor, health, and on #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:52pm via TweetChat

@madeline40 The thing I suggest for future research I keep in the back of my mind, but I don't let it determine what I write. #JournalChat

madeline403:51pm via web

@katcollinskc @JournalChat Journaling can be very healing. It helped while my son was sick with bipolar and after his suicide. #JournalChat

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I don't do a lot of reading of past journal entries; the memoir pieces I've written were before my#journaling started. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:51pm via HootSuite

I don't do a lot of reading of past journal entries; the memoir pieces I've written were before my#journaling started. #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:51pm via TweetChat

@queen_elisheba We're still here chatting!#JournalChat

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@madeline40 I never have a specific plan. I just pour out whatever I'm thinking and feeling at the time.#JournalChat

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Darnit I missed #JournalChat

madeline403:50pm via web

@katcollinskc @JournalChat I think I journal less consciously when I don't have a specific plan for my entries. #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:49pm via TweetChat

@JournalChat journaling helped me process sexual abuse, emotional abuse, heartbreaking divorce, coming out, and more #JournalChat

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@madeline40 Yes, I reflect every day; I want to know what I'm happy about or not, and why. #JournalChat#Journaling

katcollinskc3:48pm via TweetChat

@JournalChat @madeline40 Mine focus on everything under the sun-prayers, relationships, food, self, sex, humor, health, and on #JournalChat

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Asking questions about life experiences is a great way to delve deeper into the heart of the matter making #memoir effective. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:48pm via HootSuite

Asking questions about life experiences is a great way to delve deeper into the heart of the matter making #memoir effective. #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:47pm via TweetChat

@madeline40 @JournalChat Yes. I love going back and reading the details of my journal entries.#JournalChat

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Much of the detail on my entries focus on relationships, my future writing plans, and what I hope to accomplish overall. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:47pm via HootSuite

Much of the detail on my entries focus on relationships, my future writing plans, and what I hope to accomplish overall. #JournalChat

madeline403:47pm via web

@JournalChat @DawnHerring. Thanks I will.#JournalChat

katcollinskc3:47pm via TweetChat

@JournalChat This is a huge part of my journaling - reflection #JournalChat

madeline403:46pm via web

@katcollinskc @JournalChat Do you do this even if you're not journaling in preparation for a memoir?#JournalChat

katcollinskc3:46pm via TweetChat

@JournalChat What you knew then about what happened. #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:46pm via TweetChat

@JournalChat how you felt about the events at the time, questions you may have had, hopes and fears expressed. #JournalChat

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@madeline40 Let me know when you post, Madeline, and it will go on #JournalChat Links Edition. :)

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The second type of information is to inform reflection. Kat, can you share more on this? #JournalChat#Journaling

DawnHerring3:45pm via HootSuite

The second type of information is to inform reflection. Kat, can you share more on this? #JournalChat#Journaling

katcollinskc3:44pm via TweetChat

@JournalChat Such as descriptions of your surroundings,the weather, who was there with you, action, and dialog,evocative prose. #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:44pm via TweetChat

@JournalChat Information that informs scene#JournalChat

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The first type of information is to inform scene. You shared the importance of this kind of detail.#JournalChat #Journaling

DawnHerring3:44pm via HootSuite

The first type of information is to inform scene. You shared the importance of this kind of detail.#JournalChat #Journaling

madeline403:43pm via web

@katcollinskc @JournalChat Well, you just gave me the idea to blog about my journaling as well. Thanks.#JournalChat

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Kat, you share three different ways to mine information from our journals. #JournalChat#Journaling

DawnHerring3:43pm via HootSuite

Kat, you share three different ways to mine information from our journals. #JournalChat#Journaling

katcollinskc3:42pm via TweetChat

@JournalChat Always welcome! #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:42pm via TweetChat

As I write and read what I've written in the past, my memoir is enriched by it. The smaller details, minute emotions, etc. #JournalChat

madeline403:42pm via web

@JournalChat @katcollinskc I think so. I'm always saying: that reminds me of.... #JournalChat

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@katcollinskc I will post that tomorrow on#JournalChat Links Edition! Thanks for the link. :)

katcollinskc3:41pm via TweetChat

@JournalChat haha I just wrote that from my post, too! :) #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:41pm via TweetChat

@JournalChat It is by combining what you’ve written with what you remember that you arrive at a deeper, richer story. #JournalChat

madeline403:41pm via web

@katcollinskc @JournalChat Thanks for the link. I'll look it up. #JournalChat

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I love this, Kat: "It is by combining what you’ve written with what you remember that you arrive at a deeper, richer story." #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:41pm via HootSuite

I love this, Kat: "It is by combining what you’ve written with what you remember that you arrive at a deeper, richer story." #JournalChat

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@katcollinskc Like it all comes back to you as if you were there again, right? #JournalChat

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@JournalChat #JournalChat Absolutely! I just wrote about different ways to journal today on my blog.ow.ly/dwCYx

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@madeline40 Isn't it amazing how much we can express ourselves in so many different applications. LOVE it. #JournalChat #Journaling

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@Brainmaker Thanks for joining us today, Suzanna, on #JournalChat Live. Enjoy your evening.

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@katcollinskc Another great way to express ourselves in with an art journal; a pictoral and sometimes textual diary. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:38pm via HootSuite

@katcollinskc Another great way to express ourselves in with an art journal; a pictoral and sometimes textual diary. #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:37pm via TweetChat

@JournalChat That's right, Dawn. When I read an entry, I remember other details surrounding the event. #JournalChat

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@katcollinskc I know what you mean, Kat. Memories can be associative, reminding us of other life experiences. #JournalChat #Journaling

DawnHerring3:37pm via HootSuite

@katcollinskc I know what you mean, Kat. Memories can be associative, reminding us of other life experiences. #JournalChat #Journaling

madeline403:37pm via web

@katcollinskc I know someone who journals with writing, drawing, quotes, photos - all in one book. It's fantastic, so creative. #JournalChat

Brainmaker3:37pm via Echofon

@katcollinskc @JournalChat getting in the car now, see you all later. Thanks for the thoughts!#journalchat

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@Brainmaker Ah, yes, that's a great approach. Having a special journal to stay organized is just another great benefit. #JournalChat

Brainmaker3:35pm via Echofon

@katcollinskc it's true. I comb my journals sometimes and type passages into files. The covers I make are also histories. #journalchat

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Kat, you mention that even if we don't include all those details, it's the kernels of memory that lie in the pages. #JournalChat #Journaling

DawnHerring3:35pm via HootSuite

Kat, you mention that even if we don't include all those details, it's the kernels of memory that lie in the pages. #JournalChat #Journaling

madeline403:35pm via web

@Brainmaker @JournalChat That sounds great.#JournalChat

katcollinskc3:35pm via TweetChat

Each entry energizes another memory. It doesn't mean that you only have to write. You can do anything that expresses yourself. #JournalChat

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@Brainmaker Very cool. #Journalchat

katcollinskc3:34pm via TweetChat

@DawnHerring Absolutely! I can read all of them and have a clear picture of my life. It's pretty amazing!#JournalChat

Brainmaker3:34pm via Echofon

@JournalChat yes, and now I'm pouring creativity into a special project, and using a new journal to organize it. #journalchat

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@JournalChat this beautiful shipwreck was one installation. There were 1,000s of others.#journalchat lockerz.com/s/241978042

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Kat, I love this: your journals are goldmines in which the precious details of memory lie buried and waiting for excavation. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:33pm via HootSuite

Kat, I love this: your journals are goldmines in which the precious details of memory lie buried and waiting for excavation. #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:33pm via TweetChat

@madeline40 @DawnHerring I agree. Look what happened to James Frey for not telling the truth.#JournalChat

madeline403:32pm via web

@katcollinskc Yes, so do I. Otherwise it's just fluff.#JournalChat

madeline403:32pm via web

@DawnHerring Absolutely, and we can't always relay on our memory. Memoir needs to be a truthful as possible. #JournalChat

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@Brainmaker Sounds absolutely fascinating; so you have a lot to process from it. #Journaling is perfect for that. :) #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:31pm via TweetChat

@madeline40 I record everything - setting, weather, food, mood, events, whatever strikes me. Helps when looking back. #JournalChat

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@madeline40 It can be work to write it all down--what is said--but communication is key to story.#JournalChat #Journaling

DawnHerring3:30pm via HootSuite

@madeline40 It can be work to write it all down--what is said--but communication is key to story.#JournalChat #Journaling

Brainmaker3:30pm via Echofon

@JournalChat it's a huge 8 day art festival in the desert. Really explodes your creative consciousness. Takes recovery time. #journalchat

katcollinskc3:29pm via HootSuite

@Brainmaker I'll put that on my to-reads list!#JournalChat

madeline403:29pm via web

@DawnHerring @katcollinskc I like the idea of recording dialogue - especially if it will go into a memoir someday. #JournalChat

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@katcollinskc I can relate to that, for sure. Ideas for articles, blog post, and other writing projects bloom in my journal. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:29pm via HootSuite

@katcollinskc I can relate to that, for sure. Ideas for articles, blog post, and other writing projects bloom in my journal. #JournalChat

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RT @katcollinskc: Or it can provide background for anything you write. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:28pm via HootSuite

RT @katcollinskc: Or it can provide background for anything you write. #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:28pm via TweetChat

@Brainmaker Ahhh, but your journals are your memories! Writing a memoir now & w/out those journals, I'd miss things. #JournalChat

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RT @katcollinskc: Memoir does need to be planned out like any book, but your journals can provide the backbone for your memoir #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:27pm via HootSuite

RT @katcollinskc: Memoir does need to be planned out like any book, but your journals can provide the backbone for your memoir #JournalChat

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@katcollinskc Of course, your questions are welcome! I detail emotions, dialogue, and experiences that are meaningful. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:27pm via HootSuite

@katcollinskc Of course, your questions are welcome! I detail emotions, dialogue, and experiences that are meaningful. #JournalChat

madeline403:27pm via web

@katcollinskc Yes, Kat, that's how I did it.#JournalChat

Brainmaker3:26pm via Echofon

@katcollinskc to me, memoir is special because it's what you actually remember. Journals support but are not really key. #journalchat

katcollinskc3:26pm via TweetChat

Or it can provide background for anything you write.#JournalChat

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@madeline40 Yes, it does. It needs structure; whereas #Journaling is often unstructured.#JournalChat

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@Brainmaker Just back from burning man; can you clarify? Not sure what you mean. #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:25pm via TweetChat

@madeline40 Memoir does need to be planned out like any book, but your journals can provide the backbone for your memoir #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:24pm via TweetChat

Thanks @JournalChat Can I ask, how much detail do all of you put in writing your journal entries?#JournalChat

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@madeline40 That's the beauty of #Journaling; there are no rules; just what you want to say. #JournalChat

madeline403:24pm via web

@Brainmaker @DawnHerring That's because memoir needs to be planned out - like any book.#JournalChat

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@Brainmaker #Journaling is a great way to find our center, no doubt. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:24pm via HootSuite

@Brainmaker #Journaling is a great way to find our center, no doubt. #JournalChat

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@Brainmaker Yes, memoir is a different approach, but we can use our journal entries for research, as Kat shares. #JournalChat

Brainmaker3:23pm via Echofon

@JournalChat just back from burning man so I'm sure needing my journal process. #journalchat

katcollinskc3:22pm via TweetChat

@Brainmaker @ DawnHerring #JournalChat Me, too. Journaling for me is freewriting.There is no plan.#JournalChat

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Kat joins us today, author of our #Journalingresource, to discuss Your #Journaling: It's All in the Details. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:22pm via HootSuite

Kat joins us today, author of our #Journalingresource, to discuss Your #Journaling: It's All in the Details. #JournalChat

madeline403:22pm via web

@DawnHerring Yes, Definitely for me it's stream of consciousness. I go from one place to another without a plan. #JournalChat

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Kat, we've been talking about expressing ourselves freely, especially from critics, and navigating our minds. #JournalChat #Journaling

DawnHerring3:21pm via HootSuite

Kat, we've been talking about expressing ourselves freely, especially from critics, and navigating our minds. #JournalChat #Journaling

Brainmaker3:20pm via Echofon

@madeline40 #JournalChat I really have to wander in my journal. It's how I find myself. Memoir is another place entirely for me.

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@madeline40 Meditating on the page. I LOVE it, Madeline. That is so true, especially when it's like stream of consciousness. #JournalChat

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@madeline40 Meditating on the page. I LOVE it, Madeline. That is so true, especially when it's like stream of consciousness. #JournalChat

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@JournalChat Thanks, Dawn! I'm excited to be here!#JournalChat

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RT @madeline40: @JournalChat @Brainmaker Me too. It really helps sort things out. To me it can be like meditating on the page. #JournalChat

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RT @madeline40: @JournalChat @Brainmaker Me too. It really helps sort things out. To me it can be like meditating on the page. #JournalChat

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@katcollinskc Welcome to #JournalChat Live, Kat; thanks so much for joining us today to discuss Your#Journaling: It's All in the Details!

DawnHerring3:19pm via HootSuite

@katcollinskc Welcome to #JournalChat Live, Kat; thanks so much for joining us today to discuss Your#Journaling: It's All in the Details!

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@madeline40 It 's the perfect place to express yourself without fear. That can make all the difference in those entries. #JournalChat

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@madeline40 It 's the perfect place to express yourself without fear. That can make all the difference in those entries. #JournalChat

madeline403:18pm via web

@JournalChat @Brainmaker Me too. It really helps sort things out. To me it can be like meditating on the page. #JournalChat

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@madeline40 I so agree with that process, Madeline. I find topics come out the tip of my#Journaling pen. I just love it! #JournalChat

katcollinskc3:17pm via TweetChat

Hi everyone! It's Kat Collins joining #JournalChat.#JournalChat

madeline403:17pm via web

@DawnHerring Speaking of critics. I also like that I can keep my journal hidden from other's eyes.#JournalChat

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@madeline40 Oh, that's awesome; music to my#Journaling ears! The more, the merrier! :)#JournalChat

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@Brainmaker Welcome to #JournalChat Live, Suzanna! Good to see you. :) Navigating your brain; love that analogy! #Journaling

madeline403:16pm via web

@DawnHerring I find journaling a good way to work those situations out. It also helps me find topics for other things I write. #JournalChat

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Kat appreciates being able to express herself freely in her journal, especially without external critics.#JournalChat #Journaling

DawnHerring3:15pm via HootSuite

Kat appreciates being able to express herself freely in her journal, especially without external critics.#JournalChat #Journaling

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I find that the situations that carry great meaning for me are the ones I detail the most; getting down to the heart of it. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:14pm via HootSuite

I find that the situations that carry great meaning for me are the ones I detail the most; getting down to the heart of it. #JournalChat

madeline403:14pm via web

@JournalChat Thanks, Dawn. It's good to be back. This is motivating me to journal more. #JournalChat

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RT @madeline40: @JournalChat I agree.#JournalChat

Brainmaker3:13pm via Echofon

@JournalChat My journaling is largely a way to navigate my brain and regroup. I guess that would be the memoir. #journalchat

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RT @madeline40: @JournalChat I include people, places, feelings. I rant a lot in my journals and those can get pretty specific. #JournalChat

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@madeline40 Welcome back to #JournalChat Live, Madeline! :) What kind of details do you include? Yes, it is important. #Journaling

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Kat shares: "Without those journals, I wouldn’t remember the majority of small and big instances that formed who I am today." #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:09pm via HootSuite

Kat shares: "Without those journals, I wouldn’t remember the majority of small and big instances that formed who I am today." #JournalChat

madeline403:08pm via web

@DawnHerring My journaling is quite detailed. If preparing a memoir later it's important. #JournalChat

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Just writing an entry takes time, even if it's just a quick summary. But what details are we including in that entry? #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:07pm via HootSuite

Just writing an entry takes time, even if it's just a quick summary. But what details are we including in that entry? #JournalChat

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We may not consider the possibility of #memoir as we write, so how much detail should we attempt to include as we journal? #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:06pm via HootSuite

We may not consider the possibility of #memoir as we write, so how much detail should we attempt to include as we journal? #JournalChat

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#Journaling is a great way to store our memories; I know I certainly wouldn't remember all I do without my journals! #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:05pm via HootSuite

#Journaling is a great way to store our memories; I know I certainly wouldn't remember all I do without my journals! #JournalChat

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Our topic for today is Your #Journaling: It's All in the Details as we discuss detailing our journal entries for #Memoir. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:03pm via HootSuite

Our topic for today is Your #Journaling: It's All in the Details as we discuss detailing our journal entries for #Memoir. #JournalChat

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Our #Journaling resource is #Journal #Writing and#Memoir: Using Your Journal for Research by Kat Collins #JournalChat ow.ly/dwzLm

DawnHerring3:02pm via HootSuite

Our #Journaling resource is #Journal #Writing and#Memoir: Using Your Journal for Research by Kat Collins #JournalChat ow.ly/dwzIN

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I recommend tweetdeck, hootsuite.com, ortweetchat.com to follow along; please use#JournalChat as your hashtag.

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I recommend tweetdeck, hootsuite.com, ortweetchat.com to follow along; please use#JournalChat as your hashtag.

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If you follow @DawnHerring and @JournalChat, there will be some double postings. #JournalChat

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If you follow @DawnHerring and @JournalChat, there will be some double postings. #JournalChat

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I am Dawn Herring, your host and avid journal keeper of 28 years; #Journaling is my passion!#JournalChat

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I am Dawn Herring, your host and avid journal keeper of 28 years; #Journaling is my passion!#JournalChat

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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.