Christine Smith

My 10th Blogiversary

Post published:March 15, 2021
Post category:Life
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On March 14th, 2011, I published my first ever blog post—and my world changed forever. Ten years. Ten years of being immersed in this little community of blogging. It kind of blows my mind, when I think of it. Somehow it seems like I’ve been blogging forever and at the same time I still feel like such a newb. Being as how it’s been ten years, I feel like I should do something extra special. Some big blog party or a giveaway or write a fun short story or something. I basically never do anything particularly grand for my blogiversary…

One Sentence Journals

Post published:March 8, 2021
Post category:Writing
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a writer in possession of a good collection of notebooks must be in want of a way to use them. I couldn’t help myself. NOTEBOOKS. I have them, you have them, we all have them. And, thankfully, in this day and age of creativity and Bullet Journaling, there really is an endless way of using these little aesthetically pleasing binded books of blank paper. When I was little I quite enjoyed journaling. Words have been a special thing to me all my life, and there really is something magical about permanently capturing memories…

Yet Another Fandom Tag

Post published:February 27, 2021
Post category:Fangirling
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I couldn’t let February go without joining in on one more fandom tag in celebration of February is Fantasy Month. Because, really, can there ever be enough fandom fangirling? So much alliteration. SO YES. You may notice it is indeed not Monday, and yet I am posting. What is this insanity??? WELL. I ran out of Mondays in February to do all the posts I wanted to. (Silly February, being so short.) Thus, you’re getting my usual Monday post two days early! (But really, who gave February permission to be nearly over???) If you missed it, the amazing Jenelle is…

The Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Fairy Tale Tag

Post published:February 22, 2021
Post category:Reading
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It’s a month full of fairy tale goodness! Over on Fairy Tale Central we are celebrating all things fairy tales, and as part of the celebration there’s a super fun blog tag! Which I shall be joining in on today. All right, let’s be real. All of us at some point or another have dreamed of being a character in a fairy tale. I mean, a world of talking animals and brave princes and princesses and enchanted lands and magic sounds pretty fantastic, am I right? But what would it be like to really step into the role of a…

The Fantasy Month Fandom Tag

Post published:February 15, 2021
Post category:Fangirling
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February is Fantasy Month! And this year the theme is one of my favorite things of all time…FANDOMS. So today I hope you will indulge me as I release my Ultimate Fangirl Mode! (Not that you’ve never seen that before…) If you’ve never heard of Fantasy Month, allow me to direct you to its creator, the beautiful, amazing, storytelling genius herself Jenelle Schmidt. All the way back in 2016, in order to knock back the February blues, Jenelle created “February is Fantasy Month” in which we can explode the blogosphere and social media with one of the greatest genres of…

How To Find Your True Love In a Fairy Tale

Post published:February 8, 2021
Post category:Reading
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So you’re a fairy tale character, eh? And Valentine’s Day is just around the corner which, of course, means it’s time to get out there and find your One True Love. But how does one of Fairy Tale Land go about doing such a thing? There are, of course, many approaches to finding your True Love. But if you’re feeling stumped, never fear, my fine fairy tale friend! Today I come to you with a list of 7 tried and true methods to finding the love of your life and living happily ever after. Here in Fairy Tale Land these…

Light, Hope, & Adaptability // Reflecting on 2020 & Embracing 2021

Post published:February 1, 2021
Post category:Life
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A most happy 2021, dear friends! I have at long last returned from my hiatus and am thrilled to be back into the world of blogging. How I missed it and chatting with you all! We’ve made it, guys. 2020 is behind us and we’re now a full month into 2021. Honestly, it feels rather surreal. 2020 felt like some purgatory state that would last for eternity. My brain is still struggling to retain that fact that is in, in fact, no longer 2020. And though sometimes it did feel like some messed up, purgatorial, YA dystopian novel…I learned so…

2020 Recap – Looking Back At My Goals & Yearly Reflections

Post published:December 21, 2020
Post category:Life
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And just like that, the insanity that we have called 2020 is reaching its close. It’s been a year, to say the least, but there have also been so many blessings and growth through it all. Thus I thought I’d wrap-up the year by looking back at my goals and sharing some thoughts on the year. All the way back in the blissful time that was January (seriously, January feels like a different lifetime ago), I shared a list of my goals for this year, because HELLO ACCOUNTABILITY. It always helps me so much to stay on top of things…

Know the Novel Part 3: Dusk’s Broken Shadows

Post published:December 7, 2020
Post category:Writing
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HERE WE ARE. It is at last time for me to share alllll my thoughts on writing and finishing Dusk’s Broken Shadows. I hope December is treating everyone well so far! I can’t believe we’re already a week in! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been listening to Christmas music pretty much nonstop. #noshame SO. Being as how NaNo is fully finished, today I’m going to be answering the questions of my Know the Novel linkup! Annnd probably going to blabber way too much about my NaNo novel. (Hopefully you guys aren’t sick of hearing about it yet. This…