Writing – Page 3 – Christine Smith

Know the Novel – Part One: Introduction // A Writer’s Linkup

Post published:October 3, 2022
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HAPPY OCTOBER!!! *flings leaves in the air* I don't know about you, but October is the start of my favorite time of year. There is something so utterly magical about these last 3 months of the year. The arrival of fall, the holiday season, and for many of us...WRITING! With the coming of October, NaNoWriMo prep season arrives. Though if you saw THIS POST you'll know I'm not officially doing NaNo this year. But I am planning on writing a whole book this fall. In fact, I'm starting THIS MONTH instead of on November 1st! And I'd love for you…

A Shift of NaNoWriMo Plans + An Invitation

Post published:August 29, 2022
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A few months ago, I made a hard choice. Over time this difficult decision solidified and grew and turned into something exciting. And I realized it's okay to let go of things, GOOD even, because often letting go makes way for new, better things. If you've known me for any time at all, you probably know I've been obsessed with NaNoWriMo for many, many years. NaNo a.k.a. National Novel Writing Month, is a challenge that takes place every November to write a 50k word novel within 30 days. Absolutely crazy, yes. Exhausting, definitely yes. Worth it? 100% The first time…

A Little Update // Writerly Happenings, Fairy Godmothers, & a July Hiatus

Post published:June 29, 2022
Post category:Life Writing
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We have made it far, my friends. It is officially summer and 2022 has deemed itself halfway finished! Um yeah. I'm a bit confused how that's a thing. It's still totally March in my head. (Though the deathly high temperatures and excessive humidity seem quite aware that it is, in fact, summer, but we won't talk about that. >.>) Summer is very much not my favorite, but I've learned to find the joys in it. Long evenings and starry nights and movie marathons and swimming and ice cream and a general wild thrill in the air. There is something charming…

Being a Creative // A Love Letter to the Creators

Post published:May 30, 2022
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Being a writer, or any type of creative, can seem like a peculiar thing. Those on the outside watching don’t always understand, and we ourselves experience such a rollercoaster of joys and struggles in this particular way of life we’ve shaped for ourselves. Thomas Mann said: “A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” That quote has rung with me for years. When we know the rules and spend so much time doing something, it far too quickly falls into being a chore. Those glorious days of madly typing or scribbling…

The Jolly Genre Jubilee Tag

Post published:May 16, 2022
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It's tag time! And this one is about one of my favorite topics: GENRES. So hi yes! Sorry it's been a tad quiet over here. Life has been quite full + I've been trying to prioritize editing, thus I decided to skip posting when I was supposed to a couple of weeks ago. (I do not prioritize my own books nearly enough, so I'm actually proud of myself??) But I am BACK and super excited because I'm about to do a tag that is absolutely brilliant! Okay but confession first: I've been meaning to do this tag since its creation…

Know the Novel 2021: Part 3 // Finishing Night’s Shattered Stars

Post published:December 6, 2021
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Somehow NaNoWriMo 2021 has come and gone in a blazing flurry, which means it is time for me to spill all my (many) thoughts on NaNo and writing Night's Shattered Stars in general! Hopefully you guys aren't totally sick of hearing about this thing. *nervous laughter* Rest assured, this will be my last post rambling about this NaNo! Today I'll be answering the questions of my Know the Novel: Part 3 tag to show you just how insane I am give you an inside look at all my thoughts about writing this chaotic thing that claims to be a novel!…

Know the Novel – Part Three: Words Written // A Writer’s Linkup

Post published:December 3, 2021
Post category:Writing
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IT. IS. DECEMBER! With laptops, pens, and coffee cups in hand, we have survived the insanity of NaNoWriMo! And now it is time to share how the mad month of writing transpired. Yes indeed, today I bring you the third and final part of Know the Novel! I hope you've all been able to take a nice deep breath now that December is here. NaNoWriMo or just writing a novel any time can be intense and exhausting. In fact, it pretty much always is. But when there is a story inside us, it is always worth the long, tiring, stressful…

NaNoWriMo 2021: Week Four

Post published:December 1, 2021
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HAPPY DECEMBER AND END OF NANOWRIMO!!!! We did it, guys! We survived November!!! (Or did we? I may very well be a ghost writing this...) You may have noticed it is, in fact, not Monday and this post is two days late. I last minute decided to wait to post this today so I could properly log ALL of NaNo and not leave those last two days just dangling there. Gotta keep it organized, ya know. (I may have also not been aware of what day of the week it was all week as I wandered in a mad NaNo…

Know the Novel 2021: Part 2 // Writing Night’s Shattered Stars

Post published:November 22, 2021
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Um. UM. We are now entering THE FINAL WEEK OF NANOWRIMO 2021! I don't know if this NaNo has blazed by or if a time ever existed before NaNo. YA KNOW. NaNo is always timey-wimey like that. But I am definitely stunned we've just got one full week left! Like. The final month of 2021 is a mere week away? I can't even. For this week's post, I am diverting from my daily logs to join up with my Know the Novel tag instead. But don't worry, I shall be sharing quite a bit of what's been going down this…

NaNoWriMo 2021: Week Two

Post published:November 15, 2021
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Guy. GUYS. We have literally finished the whole first half of NaNoWriMo! Despite doing NaNo for years, it never, ever fails to shock me how fast it blazes by. I'm a little stunned the whole first half is just...done??? Where did it gooo? (Oh right, it passed me by while I was cackling madly at my computer screen for two weeks straight. AHEM.) But being as somehow we have ended yet another week, 'tis time for me to subject you all to yet another round of Christine's NaNo Rambles and Nonsense! WHOOOO!!! NANO '21 WEEK TWO MONDAY: DAY #8 Mondays…