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Tag: Writerly Things

By Shaina Frantz Posted on November 11, 2021

No Nano for Me

I have done NaNoWriMo for years. Sometimes successfully, sometimes not. But I always tried at least. I always put words down on paper that weren’t there before. There were years … Continue reading No Nano for Me

Categories: My Life, The Writing LifeTags: NaNoWriMo, The Writing Life, Writerly Things
By Shaina Frantz Posted on June 15, 2021

Stay Tuned

I have an announcement! Please do not freak out if you see things changing, and then changing back, on the blog in the next week or so. I am going … Continue reading Stay Tuned

Categories: My LifeTags: Writerly Things
By Shaina Frantz Posted on October 28, 2020

NaNoWriMo. Or the month I die.

Who is here is doing the insanity of Nanowrimo (national novel writing month)? I complain so much about it every year, and every year I wonder why on earth I … Continue reading NaNoWriMo. Or the month I die.

Categories: StoriesTags: NaNoWriMo, Valai, Writerly Things
By Shaina Frantz Posted on September 2, 2020September 2, 2020

Academic Writing vs. Fiction Writing.

Here recently I decided to take a series of college level online classes. Because why not. One of those ended up being English Composition I. Otherwise known as the ‘can … Continue reading Academic Writing vs. Fiction Writing.

Categories: My Life, The Writing LifeTags: Writerly Things
By Shaina Frantz Posted on August 11, 2020August 14, 2020

The Rebellious Writer: Talk to People

In the vein of being a rebellious writer, I have another piece of non-advice (as in a piece of advice that I am stating but not shouting on the top … Continue reading The Rebellious Writer: Talk to People

Categories: Stories, Story How-ToTags: The Rebellious Writer, Writerly Things, Writing How To
By Shaina Frantz Posted on August 6, 2020

Hello World!

Well hey guys! Did you miss me? (for my sake just pretend you did) I didn’t mean to have such a long break. But I went to the virtual Realm … Continue reading Hello World!

Categories: My LifeTags: Life Things, Writerly Things
By Shaina Frantz Posted on July 15, 2020

Pitching, the hardest thing you will ever do.

I am attending the Virtual Realm Makers conference this year. Cue the confetti!! It is really exciting and it will be so awesome to attend all those classes and one … Continue reading Pitching, the hardest thing you will ever do.

Categories: My Life, The Writing LifeTags: The Writing Life, Writerly Things, Writing How To
By Shaina Frantz Posted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020

The Rebellious Writer: I’m Taking a Break

No, I am not actually taking a break from blogging. Not a planned one anyway. You never know what could happen on Tuesdays… If you are a writer, you know … Continue reading The Rebellious Writer: I’m Taking a Break

Categories: Stories, Story How-ToTags: The Rebellious Writer, Writerly Things
By Shaina Frantz Posted on April 21, 2020

The Rebellious Writer: What’s in a Name?

I hate naming my characters. The whole process is a head achy bother. While some authors happily scour baby naming books for that perfect name, I flip through the pages … Continue reading The Rebellious Writer: What’s in a Name?

Categories: Stories, Story How-ToTags: The Rebellious Writer, Writerly Things
By Shaina Frantz Posted on February 26, 2020

The Rebellious Writer: In Defense of Purple Prose

If you have been writing for any amount of time, you have most likely heard this phrase. Purple prose, the bane of every writers existence. A catch all word for … Continue reading The Rebellious Writer: In Defense of Purple Prose

Categories: Stories, Story MusingsTags: The Rebellious Writer, Writerly Things
By Shaina Frantz Posted on January 21, 2020January 21, 2020

The Precarious Balance of the Writing Life

Writing. A career path only for those who wish to feel guilty every moment of their life. Every moment of every day becomes a choice between writing, and not writing. … Continue reading The Precarious Balance of the Writing Life

Categories: My Life, The Writing LifeTags: The Writing Life, Writerly Things

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