Blogging – Christine Smith

13 Years of Blogging // Grateful for Community

Post published:March 14, 2024
Post category:Writing
Post comments:31 Comments

Today marks a pretty exciting day. As of today, I've been blogging for 13 whole years. And goodness, I'm feeling so grateful for all that time and the friendships I've built through it. I will never forget much younger Christine sitting at her desk one early spring day excitedly typing up her first ever blog post. Though she had been writing for the majority of her life, she was at the very first sparks of diving into it seriously, into getting a platform going and studying the craft and writing regularly and making writer friends. She had no idea what…

A Change in Schedule

Post published:March 29, 2021
Post category:Life
Post comments:32 Comments

A most happy Monday, dearest elflings! Today I come to you to talk about life and the struggles of creativity and a few changes in plans on this here blog. I’m going to be entirely honest with you all: Keeping up with everything has been really, really hard lately. Between running this blog, the Fairy Tale Central site, Instagramming, tackling my own writing projects, keeping up with emails (which I have failed at miserably lately, so sorry!), and that whole, ya know, Life thing, I can’t seem to take a breath. The thing is, I LOVE all of these things.…

Welcome to My New Blog

Post published:March 30, 2019
Post category:Uncategorized
Post comments:39 Comments

Hello, my elflings! IT HAS FINALLY HAPPENED. Welcome to the new Musings of an Elf! (Even though it’s no longer called that, but details.) The wait is over and it is HEEERE. I’m a little excited, if you can’t tell. I’m kind of in love with my new space, if I’m being honest. It’s so much cleaner and better put together than ol’ Musings of an Elf (at least I hope so?). Don’t get me wrong, I LOVED my old blog, and will forever be fond of it, but it’s nice to be on a more professional platform. STILL. I can…

Hiatus Notice + Fairy Tale Site Announcement

Post published:March 4, 2019
Post category:Life
Post comments:30 Comments

Happy March! Am I the only one in complete and utter denial that it’s actually March? How? What? Why? I’m pretty sure February was 3 days long. Buuut March is one of my favorite months! The weather is beautiful, there tends to be a bunch of good movies releasing in theaters during March (am I the only one who’s noticed this trend?), and there’s just something exciting about the beautiful Spring-like month. I just can’t believe it’s HERE. Because, see, back when I was making my New Year’s Goals at the beginning of January, I had decided to try to…

Brief Hiatus Notice + Some Thoughts

Post published:July 16, 2018
Post category:Encouragement
Post comments:39 Comments

I know what you’re thinking. “Didn’t she just return from a hiatus???” Erm. Yes. Yes I did. I had no intentions of going on another one, buuuuut prep for Realm Makers (the writing conference I’m going to, if you’re not sure what I’m talking about) has sucked up all my time. Like all of it. Even time I don’t have. Which means I’ve had to make time and, unfortunately, that means not making blog posts. Because I’m pathetic and it takes me almost an entire day to write most of my posts. (No joke…) And since I still haven’t found…

Lifely Recap – Finishing Edits, Lots of Painting, Even More Fangirling, and I’m Back!

Post published:June 4, 2018
Post category:Life
Post comments:54 Comments

WELL HELLO THERE. Guess who’s back from her hiatus???? Did you miss me? Did you even notice I was gone? Do you even remember who I am? Do *I* remember who I am? *has mini existential crisis* Ahem. Anyways! Apparently May is no longer with us (wow, that sounds like May got murdered or something. Then again…that would explain why it just vanished suddenly, hmmmm), and since I did say I would be returning in June, well, HERE I AM. And my goodness, have I missed you guys! I feel like so much has happened since I was last here…

May Hiatus Notice

Post published:May 1, 2018
Post category:Uncategorized
Post comments:35 Comments

Hello, my dears! Happy May to you all! (*pretends I’m not freaking out over the fact that it’s already May when it should still be February or something*) If the post title and big picture above isn’t clear enough… I’m going on hiatus for the course of May. I hate to do it. I always hate going a while without blogging. Buuuut Realm Makers is looming. (Like seriously, we’re less than 3 months away, people!!!) Annnnd I have much RM prep that still needs doing. Including finishing up edits for Burning Thorns. My original plan was to really focus on…

7th Blogoversary Celebration Day 2: A Thank You Letter and Part Two of the Q&A Vlog

Post published:March 14, 2018
Post category:Life
Post comments:45 Comments

HELLO AGAIN!!! It is day two of Musings of an Elf’s two-day 7th Blogoversary Celebration (say that 5 times fast) and I couldn’t be more thrilled! (If you missed it, don’t forget to check out yesterday’s post where I showed you guys my first ever blog post (and hid in a hole from embarrassment afterwards) and shared part 1 of the Q&A vlog.) Today, March 14th, is Musings of an Elf’s official birthday. On this day 7 years ago, I hit publish on that first post and entered the great, wide, crazy, AMAZING world of blogging. And I’ve never looked…

7th Blogoversary Celebration Day 1: #MyFirstPostRevisited Tag and Part One of the Q&A Vlog!

Post published:March 13, 2018
Post category:Life
Post comments:52 Comments

Happy Tuesday, my friends! Yes, I am posting on a Tuesday instead of Monday. That’s because this is a special week. IT’S THE WEEK OF MUSINGS OF AN ELF’S 7TH BLOGOVERSARY. Tomorrow (March 14th) is the official blogoversary date, thus I will be posting today and tomorrow! Because why celebrate one day when you can spread the party for TWO days?! Can we just pretend we’re all hanging out in a room full of party decorations and eating cake together? Yes? YES. Today, to celebrate, I have two fun things going. Thing #1: I’m doing the #MyFirstPostRevisited Tag in…

Ask Me Questions!

Post published:February 23, 2018
Post category:Uncategorized
Post comments:28 Comments

Calling all nosy dragons out there! Do you have any questions burning inside you about the person behind the blog? Well, now’s the time to ask! My 7 year blogoversary is coming up in March (*GAAASP* This blog is so ooold!), annnd I wanted to do something fun. (Because I fail every. single. year. to do something cool for my blogoversary…) But I wanted to include you guys. Because this blog is absolutely nothing without all my precious readers. SO. I’ve decided to attempt another vlog! But this time answering your questions. But, ya know, I actually need your questions.…