Writing – Page 8 – Christine Smith

The Nether Isle (Draft 2) – My Camp NaNo Project

Post published:March 30, 2020
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Guess who’s doing Camp NaNo next month? *flails hand wildly in the air* And I am EXCITED! Confession: I’ve only done an official Camp NaNo once. And it was back in APRIL 2014. Yeah. YEAH. It’s been a whiiiile. NaNoWriMo during November is LIFE, but I always end up with other things distracting me during the Camp seasons. Well, NOT SO THIS YEAR, GOOD SIR. This go ‘round I’m doing it! …Sorta. Since Camp NaNo is tailored to fit ANY sort of project, not just the first draft of a brand new novel, it’s great motivation to make a lot…

The White Lion {A Faylinn Short Story – Part 8}

Post published:March 23, 2020
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Faylinn has returned! After accidentally leaving you guys on a cliffhanger for almost two months, I finally come to you with the next edition of my “Faylinn” short story series! Let’s get to the info first. For Newcomers Each month Arielle posts a prompt on her writing blog that goes along with Fairy Tale Central’s monthly featured fairy tale. I’ve been writing prompts for it of a continuing story about a wingless fairy and banished prince, Raylinn and Finn, or “Faylinn” as is their designated ship name…and their tag along sassmaster, Zayd. The Previous Stories For a while each…

5 Ways I Stay Productive (Without Losing My Mind)

Post published:March 9, 2020
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Productivity—that ever elusive thing we’re constantly trying to grasp. Sometimes enthusiastically, sometimes halfheartedly. But one thing we can all agree on: IT’S HARD. Productivity is as slippery as a banana in Mario Kart. It can trip us up. It can aid us. We may wish we’d stop obtaining these ridiculous bananas and just get the blue shell so we can cheat our way to #1. But if we know how to strategize, we can use them to make it to the top. (What even is this analogy?) I’m a bit of a contradiction because I can be SUCH a workaholic,…

Royalty is a Cold Business {A Faylinn Short Story}

Post published:January 27, 2020
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It has been a while, but I at last return with a new “Faylinn” short story! And this one is a extra special. *grins* Let’s get to the info first. For Newcomers Each month Arielle posts a prompt on her writing blog that goes along with Fairy Tale Central’s monthly featured fairy tale. I’ve been writing prompts for it of a continuing story about a wingless fairy and banished prince, Raylinn and Finn, or “Faylinn” as is their designated ship name…and their tag along sassmaster, Zayd. The Previous Stories Deal or No Deal (A Rumpelstiltskin-inspired story and the first…

Know the Novel Part 3: The Timekeeper and the Librarian

Post published:December 9, 2019
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Here we are at last with my FINAL NaNoWriMo 2019 post! It has been a whirlwind of a venture, but an absolutely amazing one. So today I’m going to be discussing alllll the things via my Know the Novel linkup. First up, I have some uberly happy news… I FINISHED THE TIMEKEEPER & THE LIBRARIAN As if Tuesday night, December 3rd, the first draft of T&L is done. I. AM. SO. HAPPY. I really wanted to finish it by the end of November, but the last week of November was craaaazy and not providing for long amounts of writing time…

Know the Novel Part Three: It Is Written – A Writers Linkup

Post published:December 2, 2019
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And just like that it’s December and NANOWRIMO IS OVER WHAAAT. Caffeine has been consumed, sleep has not, and words have been WRITTEN. Now it’s time to discuss the insanity of the month. The third and final part of the Know the Novel linkup is here! If you missed it, for these last three months of the year, in honor of NaNoWriMo, I’m hosting a linkup geared toward sharing our awesome WIPs and the writing process with our followers. Who is absolutely shocked we’re already in DECEMBER??? Wow. November was quite the month, and I can imagine all you fellow…

NaNoWriMo 2019 Update: The Third Week

Post published:November 25, 2019
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Um. NaNoWriMo ends THIS. WEEK. There’s literally less than a week left and I don’t know what to do with this information. But what a fun NaNo it’s been! And, being as how it’s Monday, it is time for another rambly writing update from moi. Hurray??? Like I said, it’s been such a fun NaNo. I don’t feel like I have much to complain about (other than the fact that my story keeps going and going and goooing and I feel like I’ll be writing it ‘til the end of time but IRREGARDLESS). I’m just feeling really happy about how…

Know the Novel Part 2: Within the Writing of The Timekeeper and the Librarian

Post published:November 18, 2019
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We are PAST halfway through NaNoWriMo!!! And it is time for me to once again throw out a sleep-deprived, over-caffeinated writing update your way. Woot, woot! This week I’m participating in my own Know the Novel linkup, of which you can find HERE! And join yourself! It will be open for all the rest of the month, and I’d love for you to hop in on the fun. Before I get to answering the questions I must first flail a little bit. Because as of November 13th… I WON MY TENTH NANO IN A ROW!!! Last Wednesday I hit…

NaNoWriMo 2019 Update: The First Ten Days

Post published:November 11, 2019
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And, just like that, the first week of NaNoWriMo is done and we’re on week two! WHAAAAAT. I do hope the mad dash of writing is going well for my fellow Wrimos! I’m honestly not sure if I’m alive. This could very well be a ghost writing this post. But hey, I’m having fun! LIKE A LOT OF FUN, SO. #ZombiesCanHaveFunToo Actual footage of Wrimos at work. I’m super stoked to ramble a bit about how my first week fared. Usually I do a day-by-day recap to keep things organized but this year I thought I’d try something new…

Know the Novel Part Two: Within the WIP – A Writers Linkup

Post published:November 4, 2019
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Oh, look at that, it’s Novemeber. And we are FOUR DAYS INTO NANOWRIMO WUT. Now that the writing has come into full swing, it’s time for Part 2 of the Know the Novel linkup! If you missed it, for these last three months of the year, in honor of NaNoWriMo, I’m hosting a linkup geared toward sharing our awesome WIPs and the writing process with our followers. Last month in Part One we introduced our novels and YOU GUYS. I was just drooling over all the beautiful novel ideas you people have. SO MUCH IMAGINATION. I was also sooo honored…