Writing Challenge – 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 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…

My FicFrenzy Plans

Post published:October 13, 2023
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FicFrenzy starts in TWO DAYS. I cannot believe it's been a full year since I launched this writing challenge. I am so excited to settle in with my FicFriends again and get some good writing in. But this year's FicFrenzy and in general fall writing for me may look a tad different. Before I launched the Fiction Frenzy Writing Challenge last year, I participated in NaNoWriMo every single year for 12 years straight. I got a smidge...obsessed. BUT. The joy of NaNoWriMo and then FicFrenzy is that it pushed me to get a full book drafted in one go. I…

FicFrenzy’s Summer Event is Coming!

Post published:May 29, 2023
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Hello, my friends! I have some exciting news to share today with all my fellow writers. I hope this spring has been filled to the brim with loveliness for you all. It's hard to believe we are on the cusp of summer (though the temperatures in my neck of the woods have decided summer is already here, no matter the date). I must admit, summer is not exactly my favorite season, BUT there is an excitement encompassing the season that cannot help but draw me in. Sunsets on long evenings, the sound of fireworks, pool days, the smell of hamburgers…

Announcement: FicFrenzy Spring Event + Newsletter!

Post published:February 20, 2023
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Calling all writers! I have some very exciting things to share with you today! If you were around during the fall of last year, you may remember I launched a brand new writing challenge that took place from October 15 - November 15 called the Fall Fiction Frenzy Writing Challenge, or simply FallFic. For a glorious word-filled fall, a great number of us convened in an exclusive Discord group where we cheered each other on as we made progress on our various WIPs and just had a grand time gathering with fellow writers. That first event was, more or less,…

A Shift of NaNoWriMo Plans + An Invitation

Post published:August 29, 2022
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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…