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VANESSA SHIELDS

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Tag: writing life

On Writing

A Photo Update!

May 14, 2025 Vanessa Shields3 Comments

Life has been life-ing, baby! Here are some photos to catch us up... The Honourable Mention! Thanks so much to the Women on Writing community, and judge for the Winter Flash Fiction contest! I made it to the top twenty (over 200 submissions!) and garnered an Honourable Mention! I'm sooo grateful and excited! 2. The… Continue reading A Photo Update!

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How’s the Editing Coming Along?

April 14, 2025 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

Thought I'd drop a wee line or two about how the editing is coming along! I've been working pretty consistently on edits. Not every day as I should be...but nearly every day. I'm definitely thinking about the novel every day, but golly, sometimes it's hard to get my butt in the chair and actually work… Continue reading How’s the Editing Coming Along?

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What It Feels Like To Get Published – Part I

April 1, 2025 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

Herein lies the third instalment of blogs I'm writing about being a writer. The first, what it feels like to have a writing idea; the second, what it feels like to finish a writing project; and now, what it feels like to get published. This is a LONG post that is so long, I've split… Continue reading What It Feels Like To Get Published – Part I

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All Lit Up – Industry Articles x 3

March 22, 2025March 17, 2025 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

Have you heard of All Lit Up? If not, please, let me introduce you! All Lit Up is a hub for Canadian Literature: On All Lit Up, readers of emerging, quirky, and unabashedly Canadian literature can find and purchase the best books this country’s independent publishers have to offer. Curious readers can also browse through… Continue reading All Lit Up – Industry Articles x 3

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