FallFicFrenzy 2022: Week Two

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Two weeks of FallFic have passed and we are reaching the HALFWAY POINT!!! I cannot believe we are basically halfway through this challenge of frenzied writing. Words are being written. Stories are being created. Magic is happening. And we are halfway to that glorious summit! Another week passed alsooo means yet another Christine Writing Update of Not Enough Sleep, Too Many Gifs, and Probably Typos Everywhere. FALL FIC FRENZY '22 WEEK TWO SATURDAY: DAY #8 Week 2 started a little shakier than I would have liked. Due to some tiredness and a bit of a headache, the motivation to write…

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FallFicFrenzy 2022: Week One

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Words have been written, caffeine has been consumed, and the first week of FallFicFrenzy has been CONQUERED. It is absolutely wild that an entire week of writing has gone by. It has simultaneously felt like 3 days and 3 years. But, ya know, when you disconnect from your own life and are basically living and breathing the chaotic lives of your characters, time can get a little wibbly-wobbly. Also sleeps gets ignored but it's fiiiiine. *drinks more coffee while making deranged giggling noises* As I always did with NaNoWriMo, I'm logging each day of writing so you, dear readers, can…

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Know the Novel 2022: Part 1 // Introducing Dawn’s Fractured Light

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My FallFicFrenzy writing challenge begins at midnight Friday night! *cue the shrieking* Which means in less than a week I'll be slipping away into my little writing hollow and may not emerge for a good number of weeks. But, of course, I must first introduce what shall be consuming every waking hour for the next while. I'll be answering the prompts from my Know the Novel tag which opened its doors last week and I'd love for you to join. More info in the actual post. *points to link below* Find out more and join the linkup HERE! I rather…

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

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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…

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A Shift of NaNoWriMo Plans + An Invitation

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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…

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

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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…

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Being a Creative // A Love Letter to the Creators

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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…

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The Jolly Genre Jubilee Tag

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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…

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

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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!…

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

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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…

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