Writers Working on Novels

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July 2017

Writers Working on Novels

Welcome back from our Coffee Break.  We are discussing writing our Novels and working on our Writing Projects during the month of July online in Camp NaNoWriMo.

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For all readers here who have already signed up for the July Camp NaNoWriMo session online, then you have already entered in your information, and have been working on your Novel or other Writing Project.  You've also either joined a Cabin with other Writers, or started your own Cabin.  Your Cabin can either be private or open to other Writers.

If you have not yet signed up for Camp NaNoWriMo, you should definitely sign up so that you can try your hand at finally writing your Novel, or working on a new Novel.  You can also work on whatsoever else you like, like a Writing Project, or a Research Project, or a Memoir, or a Poetry Book, or a Writing Project that is special to you.  Just click on the link to sign up, or sign in if you have already joined Camp NaNoWriMo.

You'll have the entire month of July to write your Novel consisting of 50,000 words or more.  This month has 31 days, and you have plenty of time to get started.  I've participated in camp NaNo in 2012 during the months of June and August, completing two winning Novels:  "Grey Mists" and "SARAHVILLE".  In July of 2016, I participated in Camp NaNoWriMo starting on a Novel entitled, "The Full Metal Life" that I plan to work on further and complete in November 2017 during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).

If you are interested in writing a Novel this year in November, then you may want to check out NaNoWriMo.org to sign up and get familiar with the Site.  Writing starts on November 1st, 2017.

Some Writers write more than one Novel in a month during the month of November, and I just may do the same this year barring any unexpected interruptions.  We all know how things just kinda jump in the way of your plans.  But, I'm determined to complete "The Full Metal Life" and another Novel which is a Novel in a series that I've already had published as a short story entitled, "HouseCapades".  In fact, I'll be sharing the Book Cover for HouseCapades that was designed by a Google friend who is an Artist.  Francine Langlois was kind enough to lend her artistic hand at coming up with sample Book Covers for HouseCapades, and are they ever beautiful!

Speaking of Book Covers, you'll want to design your Book Cover for your Novel that you are working on for Camp NaNoWriMo if you have not done so already.  Here is my Book Cover for "And, yet I say, I SEE." ...

Novel Book Cover

Camp NaNoWriMo

July 2017

At the top of this Blog, you'll see a Journal that I'm using for my Novel Notes for the Novel I'm working on this month for Camp.  In our last Blog Session, we discussed a few steps for designing your Novel for Camp.  There was also a suggestion made for you to write down your Novel Notes in a Journal so that you do not forget important items that are needful for your story.  Your Journal for your Novel Notes should be personal to you, and will look the way you want it to so that it will inspire you to write your Novel.

Another way you can keep up with your ideas for your Novel is to use a tape recorder, or your cell phone Sound Recorder to speak your thoughts as they come to you.

Other Tips:  Take pictures with your cell phone on the go of images that are useful for your Novel.  Read Novels to get your writing juices flowing.  Research Publishers to get your mind focused on what comes next after you have completed your Novel.  Talk with other Novelists, Writers and Authors so you may have a better idea of what to expect if you are a beginner.  Get involved in Writers Forums, Writers Groups, and Book Clubs.

Check out Camp NaNoWriMo for other helpful tips.  Here is a link that you can read this weekend from The NaNoWriMo Blog . . .

Ask a Published Author: “How much research do I have to do for my novel?”

In Our Next Blog Session:

More Writing tips

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Until our next Blog Session . . .

Peace, Love & Light,

 René

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