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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

What is your current word count?

What is your current word count?

BLOG SESSION
April 11th, 2018


Good Morning Friends ~ This is another great Blog Session for all Writers, Authors, Poets, Creative Writers, Fiction Writers, Short Story Writers, Children's Book Writers, Film Writers, Scrip Writers, Journalists, Novelists, and all Friends working on writing projects this month in Camp NaNoWriMo.

If you were here for our last Blog Session then you were informed about how to find your word count in Microsoft Word (just in case you may have been wondering).

Now that many already know about word counters and how to find your wordcount on your writing programs, you will have an indication of just how close you are to the 50,000 word count (which constitutes the making of a Novel).

Today is April 11th.  By April 15th, you should be at the 25,000 word count mark.

So, just what is your word count at this point Writers, Novelists & Authors?

Don't worry if you are a little behind in your word count.  You can easily catch up!

See you back here for our next Blog Session. . .
OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

What does being a Writer mean to you?
Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

What about your word count?

What about your word count?


BLOG SESSION
April 10th, 2018


Welcome back Writers, Authors, Novelists, Memoirists, Poets, and all creative writers who are currently working on Writing Projects this month ~ For all new Followers and all Visitors, be sure to Bookmark this Blog by clicking on your bookmark or star symbol at the top of your pageview.  And be sure to sign up to "Follow by Email".  If you sign up over in the far right-hand column under my eyeball with your email address, be sure to also click the "Submit" button once you have entered your email address in full.  You will immediately receive each Blog Session as it is published.

Today's Session is about the word count of your novel and/or writing project for Camp NaNoWriMo this month.  For those of you who already have a word counter ~ great!  For those of you who are typing your Novel in Microsoft Word, you will find the word count by looking at the bottom of your document...

To View Your Word Count in Microsoft Word:
To see the word count in your document, look at the status bar at the bottom of the Word window.  Word can insert the word count into your document and update that information as often as you want.

Microsoft Word counts the number of words in a document while you type.  Word also counts pages, paragraphs, lines, and characters.  (2010, 2007)

See the word count as you type. . .

Anytime you want to know the total number of words in your document, look at the status bar at the bottom of the Word window:
Shows the word count in the status bar of a document.
[As you can see from this example, this document is on page 3 of 6 and has a word count of 951 words.  You can see this information in the bottom status bar.]

Count the number of pages, characters, paragraphs, and lines:  To see the number of characters, lines, paragraphs, and other information, click the word count in the status bar to open the Word Count box.

Shows the word count, number of pages in a document.
To include non-body text in the word count, select the Include textboxes, footnotes and endnotes check box at the bottom of the Word Count box.

Count the number of words in a part of a document:  To count the number of words in only part of your document, select the text you want to count, and then on the Review tab, click Word Count.

See the word count as you type

Anytime you want to know the total number of words in your Word document, look at the status bar at the bottom of the Word window.
Word count button
If you don't see the word count in the status bar, right-click the status bar, then and click Word Count.

Should you have any word count tips, apps to suggest or questions, please leave your tips, suggestions, comments, thoughts, and/questions in our "Comments Section" at the end of this Blog Session.
OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:


What is your current word count?
Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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

Monday, April 9, 2018

Creating your Book Cover


"Creating your Book Cover"

BLOG SESSION
April 9th, 2018


Good Evening Blog Readers, Writers, Authors, Followers & Visitors~  We're back for another great Session, and there are many Writers following along who are in the middle of writing their next great novel during the month of April 2018.  Many of our Readers are working on their Writing Project in Camp NaNoWriMo.  If you have already signed up to participate, then you are just beginning your first steps to a great Spring writing experience!

Our topic today is designing your own Book Cover.

Sample Book Cover Design

Most Writers have been warned against making their own book covers because the Book Cover is way too crucial an element to self-publishing success to take lightly.

If you are interested in self-publishing your Novel, then you definitely do not want to have an ugly book cover sabotaging your diligent efforts or your success.  Of course, you'd like your book to be a Bestseller!

If you have already started the process of designing your own Book Cover, then please leave us your comments here on the Blog on how you went about creating your book cover.  We'd love to hear other creative ideas.

For all of the Authors & Writers here who are working on their Novel this Spring, you may have already discovered the many reasons why you'd like to try your hand at creating your own Book Cover despite the nay-sayers.  You may inherently be an Artist as well as an Author.  Designing a book cover comes naturally to the Artist.  Especially for those who are graphic designers.

Sample Book Cover
(Template)

You should play with cover ideas so that you can get a good feel for how you'd like your cover to look.

Some of you may want to hire a Book Cover Designer to complete the design of your book cover, and that is fine too.  However, you may still want to create a draft of how you'd like your book cover to look and then give the draft sample to the Designer as a springboard idea from the author for the Designer to work from.

If you want more control over your Book Cover, then of course, you'd like to create it yourself.  Below is a sample book cover design template, and you may find many other templates that you can work from by researching "Book Cover Design"...

Book Cover Design
(Template)

You may be working on a short story, an educational guide, a self-help short, or a poetry book that you do not want to invest a great deal of money, time, or effort looking for a book cover designer.  In that case, you should definitely create your own book cover.

This also holds true for those Writers here who are working on a Series, and you don't want to pay full price for each book cover design.

You can use Photoshop, Microsoft Word, or Publisher.  You can use Templates!

Be sure to leave your thoughts, ideas, questions, suggestions and all comments in our "Comments Section" at the bottom of any of our Blog Sessions.

Have a great evening and happy novel writing ~ See you back here on the Blog tomorrow!
OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:


What about your word count?
Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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


Saturday, April 7, 2018

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


Friday, April 6, 2018

What does it mean to really let the Writer in you W R I T E? ~ Part 2

What does it mean to really let the Writer in you
W R I T E?
Part 2

BLOG SESSION
April 6th, 2018


Good Morning Writers, Authors, Poets, Novelists, Journalists, Script Writers, Film Writers, and emerging authors following along on our Blog today ~ If I left out the description that fits you, fear not ~ YOU are included.

Grab your Journal friends, because we're going to be discussing something that you'll want to keep close to your heart ~ it is about your Writing for the entire month of April during Spring Writer's Camp online...
Journal Notes ~ Spring Writing Camp

The most precious thing about writing during the month of April 2018 is that you will discover a new chapter of your life when you begin to work on your fabulous novel.  Today's Blog Session is all about letting the Writer in you really get busy working on the intended mission ... and what might that be?  You are intended to ~ WRITE!

Some of our friends following along are thinking about writing short stories during Spring Camp.  Others have a great Documentary in mind.  Then, there are a few here that would like to get started writing their Memoir.

Let us not forget that we have plenty of Film Writers amongst us, as well as Script Writers.  And, the poets amongst us are ready to put together their poetry collections during the month of April.

Writers working together online to get their
literary works competed during the month of April 2018.


If this is your first time participating in Camp NaNoWriMo online during Spring Camp, you are not alone, there are many other first time Camp Writers online.  Don't hesitate to ask questions that arise in your mind.  You can ask here on the Blog or once inside Camp . . .

If you have not yet picked your Genre, you'll want to get that out of the way.  If you are undecided about which genre fits your literary work, just take a moment to check out this simplified link to get a better idea of what Genres are out there...

Genres of Literature

Genres of Literature List

Pick our your Genre dear Writer,
and we'll be back with our next fantastic
BLOG SESSION!
OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:


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

By René Allen

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


Thursday, April 5, 2018

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

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



BLOG SESSION
April 5th, 2018

Good Afternoon Writers, Authors, Novelists, Poets, Journalists, Memoirists, Artists, Diary Writers, Blog Readers, Followers & Visitors ~ Welcome back for another great Blog Session!

For all Writers here with us on the Blog today who have a desire to write a book or work on your latest Writing Project with other Authors online who are currently Participants joining Camp NaNoWriMo for the month of April, hopefully you have had a chance to look over the Site, and sign up to participate.

Writer thinking about what to write
for Camp NaNoWriMo ~ April 2018

If you are new to our Blog and are wondering what in the world we're talking about, we are talking about writing a book or working on a writing project online with other Writers, Authors, Poets, and those interested in writing and publishing books and literary works.  For the month of April, we are signing up to participate online during a time when all of us Writers get to writing ~ It is time for Spring Writer's Camp! 

If you have been following along with us here on the Blog, then you have your Journal full of interesting notes about Camp NaNoWriMo ~ the Writer's online Spring Camp event for the month of April.

Keeping notes about Spring Writer's Camp


Participants joining Camp NaNoWriMo for the first time will find the experience to be very interesting, refreshing, and different from the norm.  You'll get to meet others who have the same interest as you ~ Writing!

Friends, you are encouraged to not only explore the campnanowrimo site, but also to sign up (it's Free!) and get involved with the Forums and check your mailbox inside campnano once you have signed up.  Be sure to also explore your mind and find out what is inside of your brain waiting to be put to paper.

The question for everyone joining us here on the Blog today is this . . .

What does it mean to really let the writer in you W R I T E?

Are you suppressing the Writer in you?

If you have not yet written your Manuscript, play, film script, poetry collection, fiction novel, mystery novel, romance novel, documentary, memoir, biography, self-help book, comedy, or thriller -- why not?

Think Writer ~ t h i n k.
It is time for the Writer in you
to come out of the shadows and

W R I T E
OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:
What does it mean to really let the Writer in you
W R I T E?
Part 2
Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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


Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Camp NaNoWriMo ~ I started writing!

BLOG SESSION
April 4th, 2018


Good Afternoon Writers, Authors, Poets, Artists, Blog Readers, Followers, New Members to our Blog, and Visitors!

If you have just recently joined us this month to learn more about Camp NaNoWriMo ~ Welcome!  If you are a Writer, Author, emerging author, Poet, or interested in meeting other Writers and learning more about publishing your book, you are in the right place!

For those of you who are working on a writing project, or who have new book ideas that you'd like to get accomplished this year, the month of April is a good time to start working on what you'd like to see come to fruition.  Remember, Spring is the season when everything blooms and the air is fresh...and so is your mind!

"To be a good writer, an honest writer,
and a writer who actually writes,
it's important to reevaluate one's inhibitions."
~ Byran Hutchinson ~
From "Writer's Doubt" the book.


One thing about writing ~ You'll write your first Novel, and you'll wonder why you haven't written more.  You'll also find that writing is constantly on your mind.

Writing comes naturally to the destined Author!

Like those of you here who like to write poetry, you know how you sometimes grab a piece of paper to jot down the lines or thoughts that run through your mind during the day that make for a good poem?  It is the same for Writers, Authors and Novelists that love writing books.  It pays to also have a tape recorder or a smartphone that you can record your writing notes on.  Many a time you think you will not forget the thought that runs through your mind ~ and many a time you've been mistaken.  Be safe ~ write down your thoughts or record them for your next poem, book, play, song, film, documentary, speech, or any other literary work that you are working on.

Some of our friends here who have been following our Blog for a few years are already familiar with Camp NaNoWriMo ~ which is an offspring of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) ~ wherein Writers get together each year during the month of November and write a Novel or a Writing Project in 30 (thirty) days.  To learn more about the site where Writers get online to work on their Novels in 30 days, click on the NaNoWriMo link above.  If you have not yet participated during the month of November, now is a good time to sign up and review the Site for this year's November Writing frenzy online.

Review the Site and be ready when
November 2018 rolls around.

For those who have never written a Novel ~ a Novel constitutes about fifty-thousand (50,000) words or more.  If this seems like a lot to you, (if you have never written that many words before), it really isn't.  Once you do it the first time, it is a breeze to do so again, and again, and again!  You'll never know how it feels to write a Novel if you never try to write one of your own.

Books are exciting reads ~ especially when you are the Author.  
Fear not Author!

For today, just make sure that you sign up to participate in Camp NaNoWriMo, and fill out all of the necessary items that we discussed yesterday...

1)  Complete your Profile;
2)  Create your writing project (book title or project title);
3)  Select your Cabin preference;
4)  Review all the areas of the Site; and
5)  Don't forget to check your campnonowrimo mailbox once
      you've signed up!

If you've already starting writing and are working on your Novel or Writing Project ~ Good for you!  Be sure to set a daily goal of how many words you'd like to accomplish.  Check in with your Cabin mates if you are in a Cabin with others.  Also check out the Camp NaNo Forums by clicking on this link.

We'll be back here tomorrow with more information for you, so be sure to check in.  You can also sign up to follow our Blog by email (if you have not done so already), by looking over in the far right-hand column under my eyeball to enter in your email address then click the "Submit" button, and you will receive each of our Blog Sessions as soon as they are published.

Get excited Authors ~ this is going to be a lot of FUN!
Don't be scared ~ you can do it!
Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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