Journals for the Writer, Author, and/or Novelist.

Journals for the Writer, Author, and/or Novelist.

BLOG SESSION

January 23rd, 2018

Welcome back Writers, Authors, Novelists, Poets, Blog Readers, Followers & Visitors ~ We are going to cover the topic that everyone will be interested in, and that is:  Journals for the Writer, Author and/or Novelist.  This also includes Poets, Journalists, Artists, and everyone interested in working on Writing Projects.

The first item that I'm going to show you is a decorative Journal . . .

Journal

This Journal is one that all the Artists of our Blog will just fall in love with because it is artsy!

Writers ~ Why do you need a Journal?  You need a Journal to get your thoughts in order.  You'll need to organize your writing project ~ be it a book, a short story, a poetry anthology, a Script, a Play, a Radio Broadcast, a book of quotes, a Research Paper, a Documentary, a Speech, a Film Project, a Musical, focused Articles, Newsletters, self-help books, or any other writing project that you have planned for this year.

Your Journal will be your roadmap to keep yourself on track.

As a Writer, you definitely need to map out the genre(s) that you will be working with.  If you are focused on writing a Children's book, then you will need to get busy making notes inside your Journal about the artwork you'll be including in your book.  All illustrations need to be laid out, and inserted in your Journal.

You'll definitely need to include background information about yourself as the Author.

If your goal is to be a Novelist, then your mission when it comes to utilizing your Journal will be to make sure that you have researched your Novel content ~ locations and period history.  Be sure to add any photos or newspaper clippings that will assist you with your writing as you work on your Novel.

NOTE:  A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction.  Some novelists are professional novelists, and thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to support themselves in this way or write as an avocation.  Most novelists struggle to get their debut novel published, but once published they often continue to be published.  Just because it is said that very few become literary celebrities, it doesn't mean that you will not become a literary celebrity ~ thus gaining prestige or a considerable income from your work.  Your mission is to keep the faith!

If your goal is to be a Novelist, you may want to dedicate yourself to a certain amount of reading time to check out Novelists that you admire and read regularly.  Ask yourself what is it about the particular Novelist that you read that you find fascinating?  And what is it about their writing style that attracts your attention?

Another area of focus for all Writers here on the Blog today is to understand why you find writing to be your "calling"?  And, if you do find writing to be your "calling", how dedicated to your "calling" are you?

For the Poets here on the Blog today . . .

There is an ART to Poetry.  Imagine having a postage stamp with your face on it . . .

Paul Laurence Dunbar

American Poet

Langston Hughes

American Poet

What style Poet are you?  Do you participate in Poetry Readings?  Have you had your poetry included in a Collection of poetry works with other Poets?  Do you take the time to record your poetry on audio tapes?

The mission for all Writers here today is to get your Journal and start using it!

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

Using deep thought as fuel for your writings.

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

©Copyright - René Allen - 2014-2018 - All Rights Reserved

Soul Travels of a Diary Writer ~ Step Seven ~ DREAMS

Soul Travels of a Diary Writer

 ~ Step Seven ~

 DREAMS

BLOG SESSION

August 29th, 2017

Welcome back Blog Readers, Followers, Diary Writers, Dreamers & Visitors ~ We're back for another wonderful Blog Session that you will thoroughly enjoy!

If you are new here to our Blog Sessions, you'll want to Bookmark this Blog now, and look over in the far right-hand column where it says, "Follow by Email", then enter your email address and click the "Submit" button so that you will receive all of the Blog Sessions in your email box as they are posted.

The other item that you will need is a Journal so that you may take notes when you come here for our Blog Sessions.

Of course, we are discussing the benefits of writing daily diary entries, so you will also need to purchase a Diary if you do not have one yet.  You can get a one-year Diary or a Five-Year Diary, whichever Diary you are attracted to.  Most of us have a Diary with a lock & key.

For those of you who are here for the first time, if you do not yet have your Journal to take notes, simply pull out a Notebook, Notepad, or loose leaf paper to take notes for today.

Journal Notes

Our Blog Session for today is about DREAMS.  We all have dreams, whether they are waking dreams, or dreams while we sleep at night.  The important Journal notation for today is this . . .

"Believe in your dreams"

For today, take a few moments to turn your focus within and become still.

If you have dreams when you go to sleep at night, and awake to remember in detail what your dream consisted of, then you would do well to purchase a Dream Diary.

Dream Diary

The other important item that you should pick up is a Dream Dictionary.  Your Dream Dictionary will assist you with finding out the meaning of your dreams, as well as help you to learn to understand the meaning of all of the dream symbols that are in your dreams.

Dream Dictionary

If you have vivid dreams on a regular basis, your Diary will be a very important tool that will aid you in further understanding exactly what is going on in your life, as well as help you with your direction in life.

If you rarely have dreams, then keeping a Diary will prompt you to make a note of each occasion when you do have a dream.  Once you begin to make notes of your Dreams in your Diary, you will find that your dreams will increase.  What you focus on, you will attract more of.

For those Readers here today who are interested in discovering more about your dreams, as well as more in depth information about yourself, then please make a note of the following . . .

Diary ~ Dream Section

Be sure to carve out an area in your Diary for your dream notations.  If you take a look at the above example, you will find a space to write the title of your Dream, the "Feeling upon waking" that you had after dreaming, a space for "Personal Dream Meaning" which is exclusive to your own personal interpretation after you have written down your dream and thought about all of the factors associated with your dream.  The other area is the "Dream Date" where you make a note of the day, month, year, and time upon waking.  The other area is a space for all of your "Dream Details".  The dream details involved in your dream will prove to be very valuable -- like the colours in your dream, the season, weather, places seen in your dream, people in your dream, and the words spoken.  In addition, you should have a space for "Dream Symbols".  When we dream, we will sometimes run across dream symbolism that we may not immediately understand.  Although the dream symbols in our dream may seem odd or incoherent, you must write those symbols down anyway.  You will learn to understand dream symbols by associating yourself with their possible meaning.  The way to do that is to use your Dream Dictionary or a book of Dream Interpretations or Symbols.

Dreams are interpretations of our inclinations,

and there is an art to understanding them.

~ Michel DeMontaigne ~

Some of our Blog Readers following along with us today may be more versed in their dreams.  There are also other tools to help you with understanding your dreams outside of the books suggested.  You may find dream meanings online by checking out the following Sites . . .

If you want to know what's in YOUR dream, check out...

Dream Moods

For dream interpretations, check out...

Dreaminterpretation Dictionary

There are also many other sources of information on dreams.  You can do your research on dreams in the Library or online.

One way to really break down your dreams is as follows...

Dreamer's Analysis

The first column is for your Dream's Symbols.  Take a moment to just check out the list in the first column of the dream symbols.  In the second column, you'll see the heading "Context of Life"  where you would list in what relation the dream symbol has to an area in your life.  The third column is the space where you would write down the "Meaning" of the dream symbol in the first column.  The last column is entitled, "Contextual Meaning" ~ this is where you will add further meaning to your dream symbol listed in your first column, and the "Context of Life" meaning you have listed in your second column, and the "Meaning" you have listed in your third column.

Your personal Dreamer's Analysis can be tailored in any way that you choose.  Whatever works best for you is exactly how you should map out your Dreamer's Analysis.

We'll leave off today with the following quote written by a famous Artist . . .

Meaningful Quote by Artist Vincent van Gogh

OUT NEXT BLOG SESSION:

Soul Travels of a Diary Writer

Step Eight

Entanglements to avoid

Until our next Blog Session dear Friends ~

Peace, Love & Light,

By René Allen

© Copyright - René Allen - 2014 - 2017 - All Rights Reserved