The Writer's Comfort Levels ~ PART 19 ~ "Kindness"

The Writer's Comfort Levels

PART 19

"Kindness"

BLOG SESSION

February 16th, 2018

Welcome back Blog Readers, Writers, Authors, Novelists, Journalists, Poets, Followers & Visitors...

We're here for another great Blog Session, so you'll want to grab your Journal so that you can take notes about our emotion for this evening, "Kindness".

Journal Notes

All Writers here with us this evening that have been following along in our Sessions about The Writer's Comfort Levels should have plenty of good notes about the 18 previous emotions that we have covered already.  And, you should also have written some very good material in your Journal for our last Journal Exercise about the emotion of "Shock" in relation to the three babies and the cat pictured in our last Session.  [You will find our last Blog Session if you scroll down past this one, or you may find any of our previous Blog Sessions over in the far right-hand Column in our "Blog Archive"].

As we dive into the emotion of "Kindness", you'll want to take a moment to reflect on whether or not you consider yourself to be "kind"?  In case you are wondering what the definition of kindness is, I'll provide you with a short description below. . .

Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.

There are many descriptions for what you may consider to be a kind person other than what is listed above.  I'm sure you've heard people describe someone they believe to be kind like so...

"He really showed forth kind-heartedness."

"She sure was "warm-hearted."

"They really showed a great deal of tender-heartedness."

"They really showered us with a great deal of goodwill."

Other words that bring to mind people who know how to show kindness to others are:   affection, warmth, gentleness, tenderness, concern, care, consideration, considerateness, helpfulness, thoughtfulness, unselfishness, selflessness, altruism, compassion, sympathy, understanding, big-heartedness, benevolence, benignity, friendliness, neighbourliness, hospitality, amiability, courteousness, generosity, magnanimity, indulgence, patience, tolerance, charitableness, graciousness, lenience, humaneness, mercifulness, decency, bounteousness, and also, "loving".

You may find this hard to believe, but some people find it very hard to be kind to others.  Some people find it difficult to show kindness to another person.  In fact, there are people who take great pride in being hateful and unkind.

You have to wonder if people who are hateful and unkind were treated that way and learned just how to perfect that horrible disposition.  And you also have to wonder if people who are hateful and unkind are bitter about something that went wrong in their life?

Kind Acts are needful.   Good Deeds are welcomed.

Kindness comes from the heart

What is the latest "Act of Kindness" that you have done?  When was the last time you performed a good deed?

To assist others, be of service to others, to offer help to others, or to aid others in any way are all acts of "kindness".

An Act of Kindness

Children tend to emulate what they see their parents, adults or other children do.  Do you find yourself doing something that you witnessed as a child?

Is this a scene you'd like your child to emulate?

Do you ever wonder how many abusers have come from a family that practiced abuse on a daily basis?  This includes not only physical abuse, but also emotional and mental abuse.  Being unkind is oftentimes a "learned" behavior.  Unkind people are also very, very insecure.  Bullies are bullies because they feel so very small.  You'll also find that jealous and envious people are generally mean-spirited.  Also known as "back-stabbers" and "snakes".

Whatever the reason a person is unkind to others, there is no excuse for that type of behavior.  Remember, the things that we do come from the "heart" ~ the good and the bad.

Son emulating his father

Showing your children the right way, the best way, the smart way, and the kind way is much more beneficial than having your child learn the wrong way, worst way, ignorant way, and the mean way from others.

Kids tend to imitate other children . . .

Children tend to emulate what they see on TV

as well as what they see other children do.

As a parent, you must pay attention to what your child is watching on television, on the computer, on their tablet, cell phone if they have one, and what they are reading.  Who are your child's friends?  What type of parents do your children's friends have?  Do you know?  Do you care?

Also be aware:  Is your child being bullied at school, or is your child acting as the school bully?

Is your child learning how to talk on the phone?

What types of conversations are you having?

The answer will give you a good indication on the types of conversations your child will be having.

As we close our Blog Session for this evening, remember ~ Kindness has a lot to do with "manners" . . .

Have you ever seen a man not open the door for a woman?

~ Real men still open doors for ladies ~

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

Introversion (personality)

The Writer's Comfort Levels

PART 20

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

 

Creative Journal ~ Writing out your 2018 Creative Projects

Creative Journal

Writing out your 2018

Creative Projects

BLOG SESSION

January 12th, 2018

Welcome back for another great Blog Session Writers and Creatives!  We are going to be covering the topic of Writing out your 2018 Creative Projects.

If you are new here to the Blog, we always take notes in our Journals, so now is the time to grab your Journal and ink pen for tonight's notes...

      Journal Notes

The best thing to do on page one of your Journal is to make a note that to-do-lists are wonderful, but visualizing your Creative Projects works even better.  What do I mean by that?  I mean "seeing" is "doing".

If you like making to-do-list, then try a variation of that activity by getting a pack of post-it notes in a variety of colors...

Post-it Notes

(Variety of Colors)

Once you pick up your post-it-notes in various colors, you may want to get various sizes as well...

Post-It Notes

(Various sizes)

Colorful post-it notes will attract your attention.  Here's what you will do with your post-it notes:

1)  Create drawings on your larger post-it notes;

2)  Add dates and times on your smaller post-it notes;

3)  For instance, if you plan on writing a Novel, then draw your Novel Cover on a larger post-it note, and then write the various choices for your title on the smaller post-it notes;

4)  Add your novel project dates on the smaller post-it notes as well ~ such as the date you intend to complete certain chapters, or the dates you intend to complete your editing, etc.;

5)  Use larger post-it notes to draw out how your characters look (if you are an artist);

6)  Use larger post-it notes to list out the character traits of each of your characters; and

7)  Draw various scenes from your Novel on your larger post-it notes.

Of course, you can always purchase an unlined Journal and draw inside of that versus on your post-it notes.  It is up to you how you would like to use your creativity in relation to whatever project you have in store for 2018.

If you are working on writing a Children's book, you may want to draw out the various scenes on your larger post-it notes . . .

Drawings for Post-it Note

For a Children's Book

(Drawing seen above and below by Artist Don Kenn)

The purpose for using post-it notes to place inside of your Journal is so that you may easily remove them, and replace them if you do edits of your ideas and thoughts.

This is a brief Blog Session just to give you a quick tip for using your creativity in 2018 to keep you on task with your writing and creative projects.  We'll be back with more tips in our next Blog Session!

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

Drawing Ideas

Friends ~ See you in the next fascinating Blog Session!

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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

Writers ~ Let's get started!

Writers ~ Let's get started!

BLOG SESSION

January 2nd, 2018

Well, now that you have had your new year's day moment to reflect, and you've had a chance to inhale and exhale, it is now time to breathe again and get it in gear to start writing.

Journal Notes

All you need for today's Blog Session is your trusty Journal...

If you did happen to get a chance to get your Diary as was suggested in our previous Blog Session, then you should have taken a moment on the 1st day of this new year to start writing about your feelings and emotions as you stepped into another year of your life.  Believe me, by the time the year is coming to an end once again, you will be glad that you have a Diary that you can read that tells you all about your self.  No one knows you better that your soul.

Writing your heart-felt thoughts helps you to stay in touch with what is going on with you.  Like we discussed in a previous Session, the practice of daily diary writing is very therapeutic.

If you don't have a Diary yet, use your notebook or notepad for now.

Today, turn your attention to your Journal for a moment...

Take a moment to write down which genre you are going to write under.  If you are deciding between a few different genres, then write which genres those are in your Journal.

Please make a note of this information in your Journal:  Genres of literature are important to learn about. The two main categories separating the different genres of literature are fiction and nonfiction. There are several genres of literature that fall under the nonfiction category. Nonfiction sits in direct opposition to fiction.

Here is further information to help you out...

Types of Nonfiction:

Narrative Nonfiction is information based on fact that is presented in a format which tells a story.

Essays are a short literary composition that reflects the author’s outlook or point.  A short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.

A Biography is a written account of another person’s life.

An Autobiography gives the history of a person’s life, written or told by that person.  Often written in Narrative form of the person’s life.

Speech is the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one’s thoughts and emotions by speech, sounds, and gesture.  Generally delivered in the form of an address or discourse.

Finally there is the general genre of Nonfiction.  This is Informational text dealing with an actual, real-life subject. This genre of literature offers opinions or conjectures on facts and reality.  This includes biographies, history, essays, speech, and narrative nonfiction.  Nonfiction opposes fiction and is distinguished from those fiction genres of literature like poetry and drama which is the next section we will discuss.

Writer

Genres of Fiction:

Drama is the genre of literature that is the subject for compositions.  It is considered dramatic art in the way it is represented.  This genre consists of stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action.

Poetry is verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that evokes an emotional response from the reader.  The art of poetry is rhythmical in composition, written or spoken.  This genre of literature is for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.

Fantasy is the forming of mental images with strange or other worldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality.

Humor is the faculty of perceiving what is amusing or comical.  Fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitement is meant to entertain.  This genre of literature can actually be seen and contained within all genres.

A Fable is a story about supernatural or extraordinary people -- usually in the form of narration that demonstrates a useful truth.  In Fables, animals often speak as humans.  This genre includes legendary and supernatural tales.

Fairy Tales or wonder tales are a kind of folktale or fable. Sometimes the stories are about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children.

Science Fiction is a story based on impact of potential science, either actual or imagined.  Science fiction is one of the genres of literature that is set in the future or on other planets (real or made up).

Short Story is fiction of such briefness that it is not able to support any subplots.

Realistic Fiction is a story that can actually happen and is true to real life.

Folklore are songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a person of “folk” that was handed down by word of mouth.  Folklore is a genre of literature that is widely held, but false and based on unsubstantiated beliefs.

Historical Fiction is a story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting.

Horror is an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by literature that is frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting. Fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader.

A Tall Tale is a humorous story with blatant exaggerations, swaggering heroes who do the impossible in a nonchalant way.

Legend is a story that sometimes involves a national or folk hero.  Legend is based on fact but also includes imaginative material.

Mystery is a genre of fiction that deals with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets.  Anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown.

Mythology is a type of legend or traditional narrative.  This is often based in part on historical events, that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism; often pertaining to the actions of the gods.  A body of myths, as that of a particular people or that relating to a particular person.

Fiction in Verse is full-length novels with plot, subplots, themes, with major and minor characters.  Fiction of verse is one of the genres of literature in which the narrative is usually presented in blank verse form.

The genre of Fiction can be defined as narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.  In fiction something is feigned, invented, or imagined; a made-up story.

Writer working on her book

As we continue to work on getting our stories ready to type up, be sure to check back here on the Blog for more discussions for the Author/Novelist in YOU!

[Poets you too!]

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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