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VANESSA SHIELDS

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Oh, the Voices.
Blogging · On Writing · Writing Life

Oh, the Voices.

February 2, 2018 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

I had to (wanted to) write a short review/commentary on a friend's poetry book. This is what happened in my head when I knew it was time to get to writing it. ME I have to write that review, you guys. VOICE 1 Not now. You have to do the dishes, change the laundry, sweep… Continue reading Oh, the Voices.

Twenty-Eighteen, Baby
Blogging · My Family · Poetry · Readings · Writing Life

Twenty-Eighteen, Baby

January 4, 2018 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

I feel different. How about you? Twenty-seventeen was a jarring blur most of the time. It was a year of grand opportunities resulting in grand failures that rocked me to my core. Life lessons burst[ed] (is that a word?) forth like flowers blooming in one of those time-lapse videos. If my life last year were… Continue reading Twenty-Eighteen, Baby

NaNoWriMo Come and Gone-Oh
On Writing

NaNoWriMo Come and Gone-Oh

December 4, 2017 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

The month of November - aka National Novel Writing Month - has come and gone. What a month it was! I started off strong...clocking in a solid hour-a-day of writing for the first two weeks. I hit 1oK words quickly and giddily. Loving every single second of writing and letting the new storylines and characters… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Come and Gone-Oh

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