René Allen ~ Author: Beyond the Red Door By René Allen

Friday, January 19, 2018

After the first step . . .

After the first step . . .

BLOG SESSION

January 19th, 2018

Good Afternoon Writers ~ We are here for an important Blog Session that is a follow-up to our last Session, "Beyond the Red Door".

This afternoon, you'll need to grab your Journal so that you may take notes, because we are going to talk about what happens "After the first step . . ."

Journal Notes

In order to really get your mind primed for the true writing experience that is specific to you dear Writer, you'll need to take a moment to sit still.

Right here, right now, just simply take a moment to look at the artistic design that sits right above the words "Journal Notes". Look at it long enough to make a note of three distinct thoughts that cross your mind as you study the design before you. Write the three thoughts that come to your consciousness in your Journal.

Pause for reflection and thought

The next thing you'll want to do is make a note of whether or not you found it difficult to manifest the three distinct thoughts in the form of written statements in your Journal.

Why are you making a note of three distinct thoughts that cross your mind as you study the design? . . .

We are taking a few moments today to check in with ourselves to find out just where our heads are at. How are we thinking? Are we really thinking at all? Are we thinking about what we are doing at any given moment, or are we just buzzing through the day?

In order to get "Beyond the Red Door", you have to begin by taking the first step. As we discussed in our last Blog Session, your first step has to be in the direction of where your story begins ~ starting with -- The title.

Here is the beauty of coming up with your story title ~ you begin to watch the plot appear, then the location and scenes will jump out at you. And the next thing you know, the characters will come to life.

Understand that visuals are powerful. Simply by looking at the visual at the top of this Blog Session, you'll develop your own thoughts about that red door. When you visualize in your mind taking the first step to proceed toward the red door, you'll no doubt notice the depth of the steps. You'll also make up in your mind how easy it is to get up the steps to the door. You'll also immediately notice that the door is slightly open. . .

As you visualize in your mind walking beyond the red door, do you see anything there that stands out? If so, what exactly is that? -- please write it down in your Journal.

Writers, you've already taken your first step in this process, and your story has already begun.

We'll be back, and when we come back please have your Diary and/or Journal with you. You'll be surprised at what's next!

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

What your Diary/Journal will tell you

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Beyond the Red Door By René Allen

BLOG SESSION

January 18th, 2018

Good Evening Blog Readers, Followers & Visitors ~ Welcome back to another fascinating Blog Session. Tonight we are going to enter into a new zone. It is a place where all Writers at one point or another step right onto the threshold of...

Grab your Journals for your notes on tonight's Session ~ make a note in your Journal about this interesting discussion that is going to take you "Beyond the Red Door".

What is this place?

This is the place where you hesitate. This is the place where you have doubts about your writing skills. Here is where you have to take stock of the stuff you are made of.

If you know you have a book or several books inside of you, then here is where you begin to work on getting the books to come alive. You have to take one step in the direction where your story begins -- The title.

Name your story. Make the name of your story pull the Reader closer. Whatever you call your story should make you want to write it, and keep writing it until you finish. If you are really good at writing your story, then you may even want to make it a Series.

Those characters are something else! They all have personalities. Some of them will even have different quirks that make them very real, because you will find some aspect of them in someone you have met once upon a time in your life. Rest assured that those characters in your story will tell you their names and all about their lives. Some of them will be very chatty, others of them will be introverted. You may have to dig details out of some of them because they may not open up easily to you.

You can't have people coming to life without running into issues and circumstances. And, you can't blink, because if you do, you may just miss the turn your story takes when you run into sticky situations. Oh, and I forgot to mention -- there may be an argument or two, or a fight somewhere in the midst.

Well now, why not just step right on up the first step. . . you don't have to stress about the first step, because once you take it the next step is even easier . . .

Dear Writer: Be sure to join us back here for the next Blog Session to learn more.