It is a brand new year glorious year, and a great time to get your Noveling ideas rolling.  If you are an Author, an Emerging Author, or an aspiring Author, this year is the year for you to create something that has been percolating in your mind.  It is time to stir up your "gift", pick up your pen and start writing.  And, if you are like me, then you'll just decide to sit yourself down at your keyboard and start typing.

If you participate in National Novel Writing Month each year, then you are already familiar with creating a Novel in thirty (30) days.  It is possible to do so you know, and it gets easier if you take on the challenge every year.  If you really want to write a Novel, then you'll at least give it a try this year.  You have until November to get yourself in gear for the challenge if you've never done it before.

This year, I plan to participate in Camp NaNoWriMo once again.  In 2012, I managed to complete two Novels in the Camp.  And I was pretty happy creating two Novels that year versus just one.  Although, if I had pushed a bit more, I would have created three by participating in regular NaNoWriMo in November.  But, as we all know, two is better than none.  And, you don't really realize what kind of Novel you have inside of you until you create it.  I was pretty pleased with what came out in the Summer of 2012.

For some of us, writing comes easily.  And, some of us get Writer's Block every now and then.  Not to worry though.  If you have spells where you can't seem to get the ink flowing, just relax your mind and meditate a while in silence.  You'll find that the scenes for your Novel will appear before your eyes.  Maybe you'll even dream about your characters.

Take a little time to think of what Genre you'd like to work with for your Novel this year.  Fiction?  Romance?  Mystery?  Or maybe you'll even come up with a Genre that is brand new!

In November 2013, I created "UR" during National Novel Writing Month.  The Genre I chose was Historical Fiction.  It was a joy to create my intriguing Novel.  I took a moment to create a Cover before I started typing away.  That always seems to help to get the writing flowing in the right direction...

UR by René Allen

"UR" turned out to be fascinating.  Once the first paragraph was put on the page, the Novel took off running ~ so, needless to say, there will be an "UR II" created.  The cover that I'm showing you here in my Author Blog is the first cover that I created.  I tweaked it a bit more, and then more...

I made the cover fatter, then thinner, changed the height, changed the width, and then I kept playing around with different fonts...

UR by René Allen 

At any rate, the visual just seemed to focus my mind for where I needed to start out.  It is like flying overhead, and then landing to get your characters on the page.  And just like a travel adventure, you never know where you'll end up.

There's a bit of editing to do yet.  This novel, more than any of the other Novels that I've written, just didn't want to end.  Sooooo ~ I just need to look at it afresh this year, and make it travel the route I'd like it to.  That way, "UR II" will pick up right where I'd like for it to.

When you come back to visit again, and I do hope that you will, I'll share more about this Novel, all the others before it, and so much more!  My Author's Blog is meant to be a place to share insight about the Author's life, and to serve as a literary therapy of sorts.  Writing is very therapeutic, even when you don't plan for it to be.

Until next time, may this year be a joyful adventure.  You can even practice making sure it turns out that way by creating a Novel laying out your 2014 vision.

Peace, Love & Light,

René