Today is Monday, October 10th, 2016

Are you ready to write?

You're going to write what has been patiently waiting for you to pick up your pen.  It may even be faster for you to get to writing if you would simply sit yourself down at the desk and place your hands on the keyboard.

Don't try to figure out what you want to write, or how you want it to flow ~ just start writing.  Just create a character and make the character start doing something.  Then put that character in a scene, and describe the scene clearly so that anyone reading the scene can feel it and see themselves there.  Alright, now we're getting somewhere -- we have a character somewhere doing something.  Now, just keep going -- let the character stay busy doing things and meeting people.  As your character's life blooms, you'll find other characters coming aboard filling up your paper with their activities and friends, foes, and family members.

If that helps, good!

However, some Writers need to take another direction ~ like just start putting the thoughts in your head on paper.  Start out with how you are feeling.  Then, maybe you can start talking about why you feel the way you do.  This is called the "therapeutic" writing method.  It's all about getting a therapeutic result from your writing practice that helps you, as well as the Reader.

I'll tell you a little secret, just in case you've forgotten, everybody has a moment where they feel "stuck", or "frozen", or "tired", or "weary", or "disgusted", or "apathetic"...of course, I could go on and on listing various emotions and feelings that are momentary in everyone's life, but WHY?  We don't have time for that.

Alright, ready?

What is your character's name?  How old are they?  Describe the way they look --

What kind of a personality do they have?  Are they quiet?  Are they loud?  Are they stiff?  Are they rather obnoxious?  Are they at home, at work, at a friend's house, or out enjoying themselves doing something they love?

Think about someone you know, then take their personality and give them another name.  This is now the start of your Fictional Novel where the names are changed to protect the innocent. 

Maybe you need a bit of motivation.  It is possible to be inspired just by taking a moment to ask yourself what is it that you'd like to write about that would make you smile?  Maybe your fictional character will give you something to smile about.  You'd be able to really laugh, because no one would know who you are talking about if you change the names.  Everyone you write about can be people you know, but give them different names.  Actually this is really helpful if you want to take everyone in your life and give them therapy on paper.  You may even find a solution to a relationship problem this way.

OK, time for a REVIEW from many a Blog post ago . . .

You see, either you want to write something amazing, or not. Even if you just decide to sit down and jot down your thoughts for today, that would be better than just staring into space, or letting words twirl around in your brain like a hurricane without ever making a note of those magnificent words.  And, after all, many a genius Novelist created something from a scribbled line on a sheet of paper while sitting and drinking coffee in the middle of doing something off the beaten path.

Every now and then, you'll reach up and grab a snippet from a flash thought that comes barging into your mind.  Or you may catch a glimpse of inspiration while you are simply living life and going about your business.  You know, like the time you heard someone saying something so funny that it just slammed into the middle of one of your oh so-serious moments, and made you realize that it's really not that serious.  [You might want to write down the funny moments of life as a reminder to you on the days when you forget how it feels to laugh].  Just imagine how many people might want to read some of your funny moments.

If you like writing, it really isn't that hard to get going.  If you yearn to write, you will feel the nudge of the "gift of writing" every moment of every day, when you aren't clicking keys or writing in Journals or scribbling down thoughts on various pads of paper.

Here is my advice to you for today...

Go back into the catacombs of your mind, and remember, once upon a time, you had a dream -- you would write.  You even told your friends about your dream of being an Author.  You had coffee and chats about your destined writing career.  And, more importantly, there is something within you that yearns to be put on paper right now.  So, my friend...

            Just Write.....

Peace, Love & Light,

By René Allen

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