Realm Makers – Christine Smith

Realm Makers 2020 Thoughts

Post published:September 21, 2020
Post category:Encouragement Life Writing
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Back in July, I attended Virtual Realm Makers and though it was vastly different from in–person Realm Makers, it still blessed me more than I can express. Not to mention vaulted me to the end of this first round of rewrites for The Nether Isle. So yes, this post is some 2 months late, but a wizard arrives precisely when he means to between a hiatus, book reviews, finishing rewrites, The Silmaril Awards, and just processing, well, a LOT, it’s taken me this long to at last recap my virtual writers conference experience. You’ll forgive me, yes? *puppy dog eyes*…

LIFE UPDATE: Some Rambles, Some News, & a Hiatus Notice

Post published:July 6, 2020
Post category:Life
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Happy July, my dear elflings! Can you believe we’re HALWAY. THROUGH. 2020??? And wow, it’s been…something. Today I’m coming to you with a quicky, slightly different post from the norm. I thought I’d share some life-ness, some happy little news, annnd announce that I am, indeed, going on a bit of a hiatus. Basically, I’m gonna ramble. (I guess this isn’t different from normal…) LIFE-NESS As I said, this year has certainly proved to be something so far. >.> I’ve briefly mentioned before that I have a heart condition. I won’t go into all the logistics now, but basically I…

Realm Makers 2019 Recap

Post published:August 12, 2019
Post category:Life
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It is at last Realm Makers 2019 recap tiiiime! A little later than I meant, but I am here now and SO ready to tell you guys all about the writers conference! Because WHEW. What a magical weekend. If you don’t know, Realm Makers is an annual speculative fiction Christian writers conference (try saying that 5 times fast) and the BEST writers conference out there. (Okay, I’ve never been to any others, but I just know.) I went for the first time last year, and was so beyond ecstatic I got to go a second time. (Especially since I probably…

How to Get the Most Out of Realm Makers (and Other Writers Conferences)

Post published:June 10, 2019
Post category:Writing
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It’s writers conference season! And um, guys. REALM MAKERS IS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY. *muffled shrieking* If you don’t know, Realm Makers is a writers conference geared toward Christian speculative fiction writers and seriously the BEST place to be. I went last year for the first time (you can read my recap of it HERE) and it was, without a doubt, one of the greatest experiences of my life. 50/10 recommend. I know a lot of you are going to RM this year (AND I CAN’T WAIT TO MEET YOU AND SEE SO MANY OF YOU AGAIN *SQUEALS*) or…