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Monique Shantay

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Born

Chicago, The United States

Website

http://www.moniqueshantay.com/

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Genre

Fiction, Romance, Poetry

Influences

Stephen King, Zane, Eric Jerome Dickey, Carl Weber, and Leshonda Tate- ...more

Member Since

May 2018

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Monique Shantay was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois in the Cabrini Green Housing Projects. She was introduced to writing at the age of ten, writing poems, songs, and short stories for fun. She began pursuing poetry more seriously in 2010 at the age of 26 with encouragement from her friends and loved ones. After uploading a few of her poems to YouTube, Monique was encouraged to enter her company's talent show in 2015. She won first place in the competition after performing her original poem, Good Enough. Since that day, she has performed at various open mic and community events around Monroe, Louisiana. Her poetry has been featured in the Monroe News-Star. After joining The Write Club at the Ouachita Parish Public Library, Monique was e ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Monique Shantay I love brain dumps and freewriting. I just shut my brain off and write whatever comes to me. Eventually, something will come out that makes sense.

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Monique Shantay The best thing about being a writer is it's therapeutic. I was introduced to writing at a very young age as a form of therapy. Although Imperfect is t…moreThe best thing about being a writer is it's therapeutic. I was introduced to writing at a very young age as a form of therapy. Although Imperfect is totally fiction, there were some scenes that were pretty cathartic to write, and I've learned that everyone has a story to tell that can speak to someone else.(less)

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