FallFicFrenzy – Christine Smith

Know the Novel: Part 3 // Project Sentient House

Post published:December 2, 2025
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Hello, friends! Coming in today to do my side of the Know the Novel tag! This Fall FicFrenzy may have been my favorite yet. So I invite you to join me for a while as I reflect on the wild, exhausting, blessed month of writing. The 4th annual Fall Fiction Frenzy Writing event ended at 11:59 pm on November 15th, and I reached the end with so much gratitude. It's been a tough year, I won't sugarcoat that. In this single year, my creativity has been in a lot of limbo with good seasons, amazing seasons, dry seasons, and seasons…

Know the Novel: Part 2 // Writing Project Sentient House

Post published:November 11, 2025
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It has been a wild few weeks of writing! And I come to you bleary-eyed and a little dazed to peek out of the flurry of storymaking and give a little update. (And assure everyone that I am, in fact, still alive.) I am in all the shock over the fact that FicFrenzy wraps up at the end of this week. But WHAT a time. It's been a frenzied few weeks of writing (and not enough sleep *cough*) indeed, and I'm excited to share a little of the madness. I'll be answering the questions from the Know the Novel tag.…

Know the Novel: Part 1 // Project Sentient House

Post published:October 7, 2025
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Fall FicFrenzy starts in ONE. WEEK. And before I completely vanish in a mad fury of writing, I thought I'd actually introduce the story that is about to consume my every waking (and possibly non-waking) hours! I'll be hopping into the Know the Novel tag which is open to all, so if you'd like to give us hungry bookdragons a taste of your own WIP, tap the link below to snag the questions for yourself and join in! Join the tag HERE! Introducing... PROJECT SENTIENT HOUSE Not the official name, but it's been fondly called Sentient House or SH for…

Know the Novel: Part 3 // Unwind the Shadows

Post published:December 4, 2024
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Hello, friends! It's December which means it's time to dive into the LAST Know the Novel for the year! Technically, I've not added a single word to Unwind the Shadows since I reached my FicFrenzy goal and hit 100k words in the second week of November. My hope is to return to it in January and get this monster of a story fully drafted next year. BUT. It was a wild time getting as far as I did, so I'm here to reflect on all things Fall FicFrenzy 2024! Snag the questions for the tag HERE! UNWIND THE SHADOWS How…

Know the Novel: Part 2 // Writing Unwind the Shadows

Post published:November 13, 2024
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Hey, hey, friends! I'm emerging from my frenzied writing fog to give an update on how my FicFrenzy novel has been going! Whew! It really has been a frenzied few weeks of writing. And I can't believe the event ends FRIDAY! But it's been such a joy gathering with my FicFriends and supporting each other as we make progress on our WIPs. Today I'm joining in on my Know the Novel tag to give a little peek on the chaos that has been my FicFrenzy! Grab the tag yourself HERE! THE WRITING OFUNWIND THE SHADOWS How’s the writing going overall?…

Know the Novel: Part 1 // Introducing Unwind the Shadows

Post published:October 10, 2024
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Fall's FicFrenzy is nearly upon us! Soon I'll be taking advantage of the motivation fall always brings me to type madly away at a new project! Sooo today I'm answering the Know the Novel prompts to introduce you all to the thing that may or may not turn me into a hermit for a month. I'm so excited, guys. Last year, I didn't heavily join in on Fall's FicFrenzy due to life and health and other priorities taking precedence, which is perfectly fine. But boy, do I miss the mad rush of immersing in a first draft for the entirety…

I live! // An Update, Know the Novel, & FicFrenzy

Post published:September 3, 2024
Post category:Life Writing
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Hey, friends! I do in fact LIVE. And I'm poking my head in from my hiatus for a little life update and to announce some exciting upcoming things. Whew. It's been quite the past couple of months. In my last post, I mentioned that I needed mitral valve replacement surgery. I am very happy to say that is over and done with! I had surgery on July 19th and have been recovering ever since. It wasn't all smooth sailing, but God was so good through it all. Strangely, the surgery itself was the easy part. I felt so much peace…

Know the Novel 2022: Part 3 // Finishing Dawn’s Fractured Light

Post published:December 5, 2022
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It's December! Which means it is time to jump into Part 3 of Know the Novel! Though it's been a few weeks since I wrapped up my novel, I'm still reeling from the process and am excited to take some time today to reflect (and flail a little). Being as how this was my first year to create and do FallFicFrenzy and my first time in thirteen years to not participate in NaNoWriMo, things felt a tad different. But different by no means is always a bad thing. In fact, all the changes brought a world of unexpected blessings, and…

FallFicFrenzy 2022: Week Four

Post published:November 12, 2022
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A full month of FallFic has come and gone, you guys! And though it doesn't officially end until November 15th, I am here to share how this fourth week went down. Hint: 'Twas good one. I'm kind of in complete and utter shock that a full month has passed us. Like??? It feels like it just started. While at the same time I feel like life has only ever consisted of words and coffee and nothing came before that. But it's fiiiine. Words are being written and that's what matters! ALSO. This fourth week proved to be the best FallFic…

Know the Novel 2022: Part 2 // Writing Dawn’s Fractured Light

Post published:November 5, 2022
Post category:Writing
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The THIRD week of FallFic is done. Which means just 1 week and 3 days remain! I hope this first week of November has treated you all well! Mine has been spent enjoying continuous gorgeous weather, taking lots of walks, and, of course, WRITING. So much writing. I'm changing up my usual daily log this week to instead share all the behind-the-scenes insanity goodness via my Know the Novel tag! And as there will no doubt be much babbling to come, let's skip any further introductions and JUMP IN. Join the linkup HERE! THE WRITING OFDAWN'S FRACTURED LIGHT How’s the…