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On Writing

I Wrote A New Novel

November 19, 2024 Vanessa Shields6 Comments

So this happened: Working title 'Beks Lauer'. It will change. !!! If you’re wondering where I’ve been. (Ha!) I’ve been writing. And writing and writing and writing. This time last year, I was also writing and writing and writing for National Novel Writing Month. I wrote the first draft of the novel I’m referring to… Continue reading I Wrote A New Novel

Pages and Pages
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Pages and Pages

November 13, 2017 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

MEET PAGES! OUR NEW PUPPY! Yes indeedy, we got a new family member over the weekend! Sweet Pages is our newest furry friend. She's almost three months old, and is a Golden Retriever. She arrived at the Shields residence just before noon on Sunday...and this is a bit of a visual journey of what's been… Continue reading Pages and Pages

Upcomings…
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Upcomings…

October 27, 2017 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

With November first just around the windy corner, I'm gearing up for some wild action in my novel-writing world. Yes, I did complete my rewrite of The Guesser, Book One in the Hangman series. Because of this feat, I can begin to submit it to contests and, of course, to query agents in hopes that… Continue reading Upcomings…

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NaNoWriMo 2014 – Participant Confirmation!

October 31, 2014 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

Is it November already? Good grief, Charlie Brown! Time continues to prove to us that she stops for no one, and so we've found ourselves on the eve before November 1st - this all hallows eve - and we will dress up and be 'someone/thing else' before we settle into our novels and write someone/thing else… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2014 – Participant Confirmation!

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