Thursday, November 30, 2017

NaNoWriMo WINNER ~ NOVEMBER 30th, 2017

BLOG SESSION

November 30th, 2017

René Allen ~ Author of HouseCapades

~ November 30th, 2017 ~ NaNoWriMo WINNER!

TOTAL WORD COUNT

50,433

Genre: Satire/Humor

Good Morning Novelists! ~ If you have completed your 50,000 or more words this month and verified your word count online in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), and have claimed your winning goodies, then . . .

CONGRATULATIONS!

If you are still finishing up your Novel or writing project on NaNoWriMo today ~ wonderful!

Once you have completed your Novel and verified your word count of 50,000 or more words, then you will be able to claim your winning goods ~ Some of those Goodies are pictured at the beginning of today's published Blog Session.

I purposely left the Winning Certificate blank for the purposes of showing you how it looks before you insert your personal name/or pen name as Author on your Certificate, and your Novel title information, as well as your Win date. After you have added all necessary and needful info, then you can print it out for framing!

You may also like to donate to NaNoWriMo to keep the Novelist dream alive. Check out everything available to all participants and Winners for this year's NaNoWriMo. There are very nice Badges that you can place on your Blog Site, Website, Facebook Page, or Twitter Page. You may also like to shop around in The NaNoWriMo Store online and see if you'd like to purchase a wonderful NaNoWriMo 2017 Winner Shirt (there is a pre-sale going on now). Just click on the Store link above to get there to check all commemorative items out for yourself.

Here is a peek at the design of the NaNoWriMo 2017 Winner Shirt . . .

Click here to see the shirts!

We're still having FUN, so I'll see you back here on the Blog later on Novelists!

~ Best wishes Novel Writer! ~

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Alrighty now . . . we're almost there . . .

BLOG SESSION

November 29th, 2017

Evening Edition

Good Evening Emerging Novelists of 2017 ~ we are really getting into the groove of this Novel writing business online. As you can see from the image at the top of tonight's Blog Session, I'm a little busy just like the cat with the typing paws.

For this evening, I'm going to share a nice link that you can take a look at during your Novel Writing break while in the middle of finishing up your Novel or writing project on NaNoWriMo...

Pro Tips from a NaNo Coach: Figuring Out How to Finish

When you click on the above link, you'll be able to read Author and NaNo Coach K. Ancrum's tailored advice for wherever you may find yourself at this moment in your writing journey.

At the present time, my word count is 44,254 words. I'm going to continue typing, and adding to my Novel this evening. I expect to definitely get to 50,000 words or beyond by sometime tomorrow if not before.

This month's adventure that we have all been having has been an eye~opening experience. Many of us have found our passion for writing once again. Others of us have discovered that we can write more words than we thought we could in a given amount of time.

Many of us are working diligently on our Novels and/or writing projects this evening so that we may complete our National Novel Writing Month in style with a cool congratulations to ourselves for all of our hard work.

While many of us used to type to keep our typing speed up, now we type to accomplish a completed Novel!

Get those photos ready for your Author/Novelist shot!

~ Best wishes Novel Writer! ~

See you on the Blog tomorrow...

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

Noon Edition ~ Authors & Novelists with ink...

BLOG SESSION

November 29th, 2017

Noon Edition

Good Afternoon Authors & Novelists ~ We're back here on the Blog for a quick Session about your writing project that you took on for the month of November.

Many of us participated in NaNoWriMo this month for National Novel Writing Month wherein every Writer gets online to work on their 50,000 word Novel for the year among other wonderful Writers & Authors.

If you are here with us, then you are most likely a Writer who has a real passion for writing. No matter what genre you are gravitating towards, a couple of areas that we have not discussed in depth are the areas of Journalism and Historical Fiction.

JOURNALISM

The activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast.

HISTORICAL FICTION

This genre presents a story set in the past, often during a significant time period. In historical fiction, the time period is an important part of the setting and often of the story itself. Historical fiction may include fictional characters, well-known historical figures or a mixture of the two.

If you have not yet looked into these two areas, please take a moment to do so at some point.

Wrapping up your Novel for this month

As you continue to work on your Novel today to wrap up for NaNoWriMo by the deadline of midnight November 30th ~ enjoy the journey!

~ Best wishes Novel Writer! ~

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

Really loving my Novel!

Really loving my Novel!

BLOG SESSION

November 29th, 2017

Good early Morning Novelists ~ If you have had a chance to sit down and relax your mind for a minute as you relish the thought of finishing up your Novel for NaNoWriMo tomorrow by midnight (if you have not done so already), you've gotta love your Novel!

Just think about how far you've come with your writing...especially if you are participating in National Novel Writing Month for the first time.

Let's just say you have a few little touches to add, or a little editing to do, or a little tweaking of some scenes to be made -- you still have time. Stress not. An hour of Novel work can be amazing in terms of your sense of accomplishment with what you can work through in a little bit of time.

Another great idea for you is to grab a cute little fun Journal or creative art notebook that you've purchased or made to lighten your mood . . .

The Lighten Up Journal

Isn't that little Journal above cute! It kinda reminds me of how many of us may feel as we work on getting to the 50,000 word mark. Here's an opportunity for you to lighten up and jot down some fun thoughts about your Novel Writing adventure for the month of November this year. Like how you wanted to pull your hair out ~ or how your computer keys got stuck ~ or how you kept getting interrupted ~ or how you hit a mind fog ~ hahahah!

You've gotta admit ~ It's fun, it's exciting, it is also something that you can continue to do now that you have done it this month -- remember the Writer in you has a need to keep writing and creating stories.

Now if you're a man, you may want a little something more manly that will give you a sense of levity. How about this . . .

Chill out in nature for half an hour

After you've taken a little bit of time to relax a bit, then go back to completing your Novel or writing project on NaNoWriMo. You've still got well over 24 hours to go before midnight strikes on the 30th. Do you know how much you can accomplish in just 24 hours? Lots!

Just thought I'd pop in and give you a little morning pep~up Blog Session as we all wrap up our Novels and writing projects on NaNoWriMo. I'll be back later on in the day to drop another Blog Session on you!

~ Chat with you in a bit ~

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Night Writers

BLOG SESSION

Evening Edition

November 28th, 2017

Good Evening Novelists, Night Writers, Blog Readers, Writers with heart, Followers & Visitors ~ We're really digging deep into the Novel within us to finish up our Novels in the next two upcoming days. We have until midnight on November 30th, 2017 to finish up our Novels and/or writing projects on NaNoWriMo.

Hopefully, by now you have at least reached the 40,000 word count mark. You can get another 10,000 words in two days if you are really flowing with your Novel writing. Actually, 5,000 words a day is do~able. I know some of you may have did a double-take when I said that. Well, just try doing a few hours of typing straight and count up your words and you'll see what I mean. Push ahead dear Novelist ~

Now for anyone who is thinking that it is just not possible, do not give up. Keep typing. You can always edit your Novel after NaNoWriMo is over. Fear not emerging authors & novelists -- keep the faith!

For those of you who have completed your Novels aready, C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S to you! It is very inspiring to hear that good news.

For those of you who are still working on your Novels, I won't hold you, get your coffee, and get to work!

I'm off to type some more chapters ~

See you tomorrow back here on the Blog!

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

Really loving my Novel!

Happy writing Novelists

~ See you tomorrow ~

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

Hang in there Novelists ~ FINISH LINE AHEAD! November 30th, 2017 50,000 words!

Hang in there Novelists ~

FINISH LINE AHEAD!

November 30th, 2017

50,000 words!

BLOG SESSION

November 28th, 2017

Good Morning Blog Readers, Writers, Novelists, and Visitors ~ This is going to be a beautiful day!

We're heading towards the finish line of our Novel writing on NaNoWriMo. As you begin to look over your Novels and do bits of editing where needed, you'll also be inputting any additional chapters to your Novel in the next couple of days. We have two more days to go (not including today) ~ what an adventure this has been, and we're not done yet!

If you had a chance to look over the material and information in the Forums online at NaNoWriMo, you probably learned a lot more than you thought you would. In our last Blog Session, we spoke briefly about Book Covers. In one of the Forums, there is information about "30 covers, 30 days". If you are signed up on NaNoWriMo, you'll be able to check out all of the Forum topics, and this is one you should take a look at.

You should also check out the Forum on "Site & Message Board Feedback & Suggestions". On this Forum, you can share your comments and ideas for the nanowrimo.org site and NaNo forums so that improvements can continue to be made.

If you are new to all this NaNoWriMo business, which is a great insightful way to work online with other Writers like yourself, it is just fine, because we all have to learn about NaNoWriMo at one point or another if we are Writers. National Novel Writing Month ~ which is what NaNoWriMo stands for is an event that happens every year during the month of November.

If this is your first year participating, please don't make it your last. Keep your writing going all year long by writing on your own, and also telling others about NaNoWriMo. Some of the Writers here on the Blog have met other writers while doing NaNoWriMo. There are Virtual Write-Ins, and also Regional connections to be made for all Writers who are interested.

For all the "Newbies" to NaNoWriMo, there is a Forum specifically for you where you can introduce yourself and your project. You'll find this to be a gentle way to start your NaNoWriMo experience.

The overachievers who go beyond the 50,000 word mark can talk online in the Forum, "Beyond 50k". This Forum is the home for all of the overachievers.

There is no need to stop at the 50k mark if your writing is flowing better than you expected. If this is the case for you, you may want to check out the Forum, "This is Going Better Than I'd Hoped".

For those of you who are in College, you may want to check out the Forum, "NaNo University", which is for those of you who are facing the challenges of College life while being an active Novelist. On this Forum you can find tips and tricks for surviving lectures while meeting your word count.

Wearing the Novelist cap has its advantages

If you have had a life-long dream of writing a Novel, just do it! You'll surprise yourself with what you come up with. When you read your Novel over, you will wonder where all of the good stuff that Novels are made of came from...well from YOU of course!

If you have it in you to write, you will not rest until you complete your mission. We'll be back here on the Blog for another great Session ~ we'll be waiting here for you Novelist.

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

Night Writers

Novelists ~ See on the night side ~

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

Monday, November 27, 2017

There's something about picking up your PEN . . .

There's something about picking up your PEN . . .

BLOG SESSION

November 27th, 2017

Good Morning Blog Readers, Followers, Visitors, and definitely all Writers ~ welcome back!

If you are a Writer, then we're glad you are here with us this morning. We are all working towards our writing projects this month, and many of us are busy finishing up our Novels on NaNoWriMo for National Novel Writing Month.

You are all welcome to view previous Blog Sessions that have been going on this month by scrolling down and taking a look at the previous recent Sessions, or by looking over in the far right-hand column to see any of the Blog Sessions that have been published from inception of this Blog (2014) to date.

There is something about picking up your PEN to write that excites the Writer in all of us. The flow of ink on the paper is the first step to getting your Novel written. As the words flow, your mind tends to develop a sense of what your Novel cover should look like. At some point, this thought process will grab you and cause you to just stop to grab the vision before it escapes you.

Writer thinking about Novel cover design

One important point about writing your Novel is the design of your Book Cover. It takes a little time and thought to figure out what you'd like your Book Cover to look like. It is also helpful to have an Artist that is talented to assist with the vision that you may have for your Book Cover.

Last year, I was fortunate enough to have a dear friend from our Artistic Community help me with the design of my Book Cover for the Novel that I had in mind for NaNoWriMo. Great talent makes it a lot easier, and Francine Langlois is a very talented and gifted Artist. Let me just show you one of the designs that Francine came up with . . .

BOOK COVER DESIGN BY ARTIST FRANCINE LANGLOIS

Talk about being thrilled when I saw the design! I'm very happy to have met Francine online, and even more proud to say that I know a little about her beautiful artworks from being privy to some of her designs.

Thank you very much Francine. I really appreciate what you have created, and I hope that you won't forget me as you design more fabulous artworks and book cover designs.

I truly hope that all Writers, Authors, Novelists, and everyone writing books will be fortunate enough to find someone as talented as Francine to help with the design of their Book Covers.

Of course, you have not seen the last of Francine Langlois ~ look forward to seeing more of her awesome artistic designs in the future!

[To Visit Francine Langlois on Google, click this link]

[To Visit Our Artistic Minds® Community, click this link]

If you are a Google User, you are invited to sign up to join our Community!

Happy writing & designing!

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

Hang in there Novelists ~

FINISH LINE AHEAD!

November 30th, 2017

50,000 words!

2017 Novelists, until our next Blog Session...

Just relax, type, and Novel on ~

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Relax Novelist, you're almost there . . .

Relax Novelist, you're almost there . . .

BLOG SESSION

November 26th, 2017

Good Evening Novelists ~ welcome back for another exciting Blog Session!

You've taken the time to relax your mind as you continue to work on your Best-Selling Novel. You are in the home stretch of your 50,000 word Novel.

If you are just joining us for the first time, be sure to Bookmark this Blog, and also sign up to "Follow by Email". You will find the spot to sign up to follow by email in the far right-hand column of this Blog. Enter your email address, then press the "Submit" key so that you will receive each Blog Session as it is published in your email box.

Just in case you are wondering what we are doing this month, we are working on our 50,000 word Novels for National Novel Writing Month on the wonderful Site ~ NaNoWriMo.org. Be sure to check out the Site if you have not done so already. Even if you are not ready to write your Novel, sign up so that you will be able to be prepared to participate next year in November 2018.

For all Blog Followers here with us tonight, if you are participating online with fellow Novelists on NaNoWriMo, in our last Blog Session you were asked to share the number of words you have written thus far. We all have until Thursday, November 30th, 2017 to complete our Novels online. Some of us have already made it to the 50,000 word mark, and have done over that amount. Others of us are still working towards the mark.

For those Novelists who are happy with their writing "gift" right now...

My Horror Novel is complete...

Congratulations!

For all Novelists who are still working online writing and inputting your word count, rest easy ~ you're almost there.

Just remember that after you have written your Novel, there is more for you to find out about ~ like ~ What's Next? . . .

Just scroll down on the Forums page on NaNoWriMo to learn about What's Next (click on the Forums link). You'll find the heading further down on the page entitled, "I Wrote a Novel, Now What?"

Once you find out more, you can jot your notes down in your Journal. It is a joy once you've reached the 50,000 word mark . . .

So overjoyed ~ 49,999 words...

Some of us have found it easy to write our 50,000 words, and others of us have been drudging along, but feeling really good about the progress being made.

Writing a Novel is worthy of your time any day of the year. The month of November is just a good time to join other Writers online who have the same goal as you!

As a Writer, you may have another writing project in mind ~ You may want to write a Memoir, or a Poetry Book, or an Instruction Manual, or a Self-Help Book, or you may even want to write a Biography. Whatever it is you'd like to write, you may participate in NaNoWriMo!

You may also want to participate in the NaNo Summer Camps to do some writing. If writing is your heart's desire, keep your dream alive ~ W R I T E!

I live to W R I T E!

"Whoa!"

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

If you are getting too worked up about

completing your Novel, remember to . . .

Relax. Relate. Release!

2017 Novelists, until our next Blog Session...

Just relax and Novel on ~

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen