What does it mean to really let the Writer in you W R I T E? ~ Part 3 ~

What does it mean

to really let the Writer

in you

W R I T E?

~ Part 3 ~

BLOG SESSION

April 7th, 2018

Good Morning Writers ~ We're back for another wonderful Session so that you may learn how to really let the Writer in you WRITE.

If you are wondering about how in the world you can make this happen, you'll need to grab your trusty Journal and take some notes...

Journal Notes for the Writer in you!

First off, you'll need to jot down the topic that strikes your fancy.  Do you like writing about your life?  Do you enjoy writing about a particular subject matter that others may be interested in ~ like a hobby you enjoy?  Do you like writing about Science?  Do you enjoy writing about an area of interest that others have trouble with ~ like speaking before a crowd?  Do you have funny stories that you would like to write about that others would find entertaining?  Are you one of those individuals who have encountered paranormal activities that you'd like to tell others about in a way that only you can?  Do you have a romance novel rolling around in your head?

Writing about who YOU are.

Maybe you are just one of those Writers that can write a story about who you are at the core of your being that will be a fascinating read for others!

Just maybe, you could have a story buried inside of you that will only come forth if you simply sit down at your computer and start typing without thinking about what is pouring out.  This Session is all about getting out of your own way.  You'll have to stop blocking the Writer in you from showing up for duty.

If you are a Diary Writer or a Journal Writer and you take time daily to write down your thoughts, it may be helpful for you to pull out some of those old Diaries and/or Journals and check out what is in them!

 Go over your old Diary

and/or

Journal writings

Never be afraid to write.  Write with ink ~ write with pencil ~ write with marker ~ write and make illustrations, drawings, artworks, diagrams...inspire and motivate your "self".  Stimulate your soul by going for walks with your headset.  Listen to music that you enjoy as you take your walks.  Do what makes you happy, and after that ~ W R I T E.

Poets are blessed to have words that flow...

Poets ~ You have absolutely no reason whatsoever not to have a writing ready to pour out of you -- after all, Poets are naturally gifted.  Start putting together a compilation of your poems.

Whatever you do today, my advice to you is to take a moment to sit and get quiet with the Writer inside of you.  Ask the Writer in you what they would like to talk about.  Then get your tape recorder and start talking.  If you don't have a tape recorder, then get your notepad and start writing.  When you are done, relax ~ you've begun your journey whether you realize it or not.  Writing is simply a thought away.  All you have to do is let your fingers move around on the computer keys.  If you need music to inspire you, go at it dear Writer...

Simulate your mind with music

W R I T E R

See you in the next Session!

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

Good Evening Writer

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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

The Writer's Comfort Levels ~ PART 6 "Curiosity"

The Writer's Comfort Levels

PART 6

"Curiosity"

BLOG SESSION

February 2nd, 2018

Welcome back Writers, Blog Readers, Followers & Visitors ~ We've got another exciting Blog Session for you today!

Writers are you ready to write down your notes?  Please grab your Journals . . .

Journal Notes

Our Blog Session for today is a continuation of our discussion about The Writer's Comfort Levels.  We'll be diving into the emotion of "Curiosity".

When it comes to writing your daily diary entries and/or Journal entries about the happenings in your life, keep the emotion of curiosity in your mind.

Curiosity in short is a strong desire to know or learn something.

Why build a Mars Rover?

Why go to Mars?

Could it be the element of "curiosity" that spurs the quest on?

What happens when you begin to question why you do what you do?  Do you ever take the time to question why you do what you do?

Curiosity is a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in human and animal species.  Curiosity is heavily associated with all aspects of human development, in which derives the process of learning and the desire to acquire knowledge and skill.

When it comes to writing your stories, writing projects, journal notes, and even your daily diary entries ~ if you keep the emotion of "curiosity" alive, then what would otherwise be a very dull story turns into something exciting and thought-provoking.  When you are curious about why you do what you do ~ it will carry over to ever facet of your life.

Curiosity starts at a young age

You should ask yourself why do you write what you write?

Children Writing

If you have ever taken the time to watch children as they grow and learn, you will notice that a large part of their learning stems from their affinity with the emotion of curiosity.

Curiosity is what makes life interesting.  Curiosity leads to questioning, which leads to the search for answers, which leads to learning new things and finding new areas to explore.

As a Writer, you will gravitate to the genre of writing that you are the most curious about and interested in.  Whatever interests you ignites your passion, and passion is the fuel needed to carry out the thrilling work of writing your Novel.

Some Writers are good at writing about gardening for example.  Those Writers probably were curious about gardening at a young age.  That curiosity sticks and stays even when we think we have forgotten . . .

The curious little Gardener

Future Author of "At Home In My Garden"

Here is where you make a note in your Journal about your childhood curiosities...

What were you curious about as a child?

What caught your interest as a child and still has your interest as an adult?

Whenever you had to write a paper as a youth, what topics did you gravitate to?

Young Writer

Your writing is full of all of your curiosities.  It was then, and it is still the same now.

Writer, let your curiosity lead you to the genre that excites you!

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

The Writer's Comfort Levels

PART 7

"Betrayal"

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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

 

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

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

Time to get up bright and early and . . . get to Writing!

Time to get up bright and early and . . .

get to Writing!

BLOG SESSION

January 9th, 2018

Good Morning Writers, Authors, Poets, and all Creative Writers of various genres ~ We're back here on the Blog to have a wonderful Session that will get you perked up this morning and ready to w r i t e!

The first thing that will get some of us Writers going this morning is ~ you guessed it . . .

A nice hot fresh cup of JAVA!

For other Writers, it is necessary that there be quiet in the morning.  Introspective Writers have difficulty getting up to a lot of noise, chatter, and hustle bustle in the morning.  In fact, many of our writing friends here with us on the Blog will be glad to share their insight with you on the meditation practices that they utilize in the morning.  Our writing friends who meditate and/or take it slow in the morning (like the cat at the top of today's Blog Session) are not on the buzzing bees team, and we should not look for them to be.  Everybody has their own pace, and we should respect that about each of us.

Many of our friends here this morning will also share with you how they make it a habit to first get up and start making a note of what they dreamed about before they have a chance of getting caught up in the movement of the day and lose sight of the vision in their dream.  For many Writers here this morning, a Dream Journal  or a Dream Diary is a necessary tool that is needed by their bedside, and has great value . . .

Dream Diaries are companions to Dreamers

and also serve as an additional bonus to your regular Diary.

Dream Diaries

are a Dreamer's Best Friend

For many Writer's, their dreams are the fuel that ignites the embers that create their Short Stories, Mystery Novels, Journal Writings, Crime Stories, Plays, Lyrics to Songs, and Special Projects.

Dream Journals give you more room to write and add illustrations, drawings, symbols, numbers and other items that accompany your dreams.  Whenever you have a quiet time (and space) to write your Dreams out, you should open up your Dream Journal and write away ~ .  Every little detail that you can recall (including the feelings that went along with the events in your dream) is important to write down.  You'll be grateful that you wrote down all the little details and the bits and pieces of your dreams, because you will more easily recall what happened in your dreams with detailed input recorded in your Dream Journal or Dream Diary (whichever you prefer to use).

Dream Journalist

(The Dreamer who records dreams in their Dream Journal)

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSON:

You're the only one who can tell your story ~

So, by all means ~ Tell it!

Friends ~ See you in the next fascinating Blog Session!

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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

Writers & Poets

Writers & Poets

BLOG SESSION

January 5th, 2018

Good Morning to all Writers & Poets following along here on the Blog.  As an Overview, if you've been following along here with us, then you will be familiar with the last few Blog Sessions we had wherein we discussed the benefits to Writers of using "AFFIRMATIONS".

Also shared here on the Blog in two previous Sessions were two poems that I had previously written years ago:  The 1st poem, "SHADOWS of DEPRESSION"; and the 2nd poem, "Violin Dreams".  The first poem was in follow up to our discussion about the question many Writers ask when they feel sad or depressed ~ "How do I write when I  may feel sad or depressed?"  The poem expressed certain feelings that Writers/Poets may have or thoughts that may go through their mind during depressive or grieving episodes.

You may also remember that we discussed keeping a Poetry Journal to write your poetics in.  This was a suggestion for all Writers, as well as Poets.  Poetry Writing is relaxing.  Writing poetry also helps you to keep in touch with what is going on inside of you.  Poetry Writing is also extremely helpful for those following along who are Empaths.  (Empathic Discussion coming up in another Blog Session).

We'll be pointing out other areas to focus on in terms of writing as it relates to Poets in our upcoming Blog Sessions.  Writing is not always about the Author/Poet so much as it may be about the people or a person around the Author or Poet.  Unconsciously, we take in the feelings and emotions of those around us -- some of us so this more than others.

Depression affects many people, but there is always help available.  Writing ~ for those of us who are Writers, Authors, Poets, Journalists, Novelists, and other style/genre writers, we've come to find that writing can be very therapeutic for us.  We are people who have emotions, and unless you are a person who is as cold as ice, you should be able to feel the emotions of those around you to a certain degree and on a certain level.

On those days when you do not feel like working on your book or writing another chapter of your Novel, it is suggested that you at least take the time to write in your Diary...

Spend moments writing in your Diary

on a daily basis

The main reason we stress writing in your Diary on a daily basis is because it benefits you in so many ways.  Writing in your Diary helps you to loosen up and let your writing flow; helps you to get in touch with your feelings and emotions; helps you to find out if you have the wrong thought patterns going on in your head; helps you to express yourself and evaluate if you may have the wrong concept of what you are experiencing in life; helps you to stay on task; helps you to keep your goals in the forefront of your mind; helps you to find out if you are harboring anything negative in your heart; and most of all, helps you to understand the direction your writing style should take.

We'll be back for much MORE!  See you in the next Blog Session Writers & Poets ~

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

About Poetry Books

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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

"What does it mean to have P E A C E on Earth?"

"What does it mean to have P E A C E on Earth?"

BLOG SESSION

October 6th, 2017

Good Morning Blog Readers, Followers & Visitors ~

It's a new day, and a great day to have a fresh beginning for something innovative.  It is time for new ideas, creative thinking, original inventions, new songs, new movies, new dances, new programs, and writings that are thought-provoking.  Are you ready to make your mark in the world?

You were born to bring about something that no one else in this world can do.  Do you have a Vision inside of you that you have yet to bring forth?  If you can SEE it, you can BE it!

 INNOVATION

As we begin our Blog Session for today, let's get our Journals out, and sincerely get ready for an enlightening Session that will propel you into something exciting!

First off, if you've been following along with us on the Blog, then you already know that we normally bring our Journals along so that we can take notes about our discussions here on the Blog.  We also write in our Diaries on a daily basis in addition to taking Journal notes.

If you are NEW here to our Blog Sessions, we welcome you!  Be sure to take a moment now to Bookmark your new Blogspot, and sign up to "Follow by Email" so that you'll  receive each Blog Session in a timely fashion right in your email box.  You'll find the spot where you sign up to follow by email over in the right-hand column.  Simply insert your email address and click the "Submit" button.

If you don't have a Journal or Diary yet, please make it a point to pick both up because you'll find both to be great writing tools for advancement in terms of having clarity of mind.  For now, if you don't have your Journal, just use your Notebook, a Notepad, or your smartphone Note-taking App to take today's notes . . .

Journal Notes

Our question for today:

"What does it mean to have P E A C E on Earth?"

One important note for today will consist of you taking a moment to write out your feelings about what having peace on earth means to you?

Here's my thoughts ~ You cannot possibly have peace on earth if you do not have peace within.  You have to have peace in your mind, in your being, in your soul, in your spirit, in your body, in your home, in your internal world, in your family, in your neighborhood, in your community, in your county, in your state, in your province, in your territory, in your country, on your continent, and in your own little part of the world.

While everything in our lives changes from day to day, moment to moment, and is not static -- or at least, it shouldn't be, we should not have continual moments of internal disturbance that makes for an uncomfortable state of mind.

PEACE is freedom from disturbance, and consists of quiet and tranquility.  Peace also includes freedom from or the cessation of war or violence.

Do you have peace of mind?  If you feel like you do have peace of mind, please write down why you feel this way in your Journal.  If you don't feel like you have a peace of mind, please write down why you feel like you do not have peace of mind.

When you start with yourself (from within), you can then expand outward until you have reached the place of considering the entire world as part of your internal existence -- meaning the reach of your thoughts.

Consider that your thoughts create your world.  Consider that the people in your life right now, including your family, friends, co-workers, employees, neighbors, and the people that you interact with are all purposeful.  You've created the need for everyone in your life with your thoughts.

Consider that everything that you do online involves millions of other people, no sorry, billions of other people.  You have a wider audience than what you think you have.

Here's a few statistics for your Journal Notes:

This statistic shows the number of Facebook followers of the retail company Sainsbury's between August 2011 and August 2015. The company's number of followers on Facebook increased from approximately 121.7 thousand in August 2011 to approximately 1.2 million followers in August 2015. As of the second quarter of 2017, Facebook had 2 billion monthly active users.

As of the most recently reported period, Google's e-mail service had 1 billion active users worldwide. The number of truly active users on Google+ is significantly less than 1% of the total 2.2 billion Google users, according to a study published on April 14, 2015 by Eric Enge at Stone Temple Consulting, a digital marketing firm with offices in Boston and California.

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Right now, take a moment to write down something that you have seen online that has made an impact on your life.  It could be something that you have read, or something that you have watched.  Also include any online Radio Shows that you have listened to or watched (visual and/or audio).

Then answer the following questions...

Who was the author?  Who was the film-maker?  Who was the Speaker?  Did you pay attention to the other individuals involved such as the Producer, Director, Camera men/women, Hosts, and who made the Website, Program, Show or Film possible?  Who were the Sponsors?

The point is, everything that we do in life involves other people.  From the places we buy food from, to the places where we dine, to the places where we receive any service whatsoever.  We each play an integral part.

Please understand that we all have "feelings" and "emotions".  A little appreciation goes a long way.  If you were here for our last Blog Session, we discussed love and kindness.  You can find our last Blog Session by simply scrolling down, or by clicking here.

I'm bringing up appreciation, love, and kindness, because each goes a long way, and can make a huge difference in someone else's life.  Our kindness can help another person not to feel discouraged, or give up on a dream.

Which face makes you feel good? . . .

The Morning Face

The Evening Face

Which face looks more like a person who feels like they have peace on earth?

Being pleasant, kind and friendly makes for a peaceful atmosphere.  Try it.

Until Our Next Blog Session ~

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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