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#SATurday: Content Disclosures for Novels

#SATurday: Content Disclosures for Novels This past Wednesday, my content disclosure tree for Minutes Before Sunset released by Clean Teen Publishing. What is a content disclosure tree? Well, I’ll leave that up to my publisher to define on their website. (Click here to read the definition. Click here to read my full content disclosure tree.) I suggest… Continue reading #SATurday: Content Disclosures for Novels

Miscellaneous · Writing Tips

#WW Writer Problems 6-10

#WW Writer Problems 6-10 We like to believe that writing is all fun and games (and the worst thing that can happen is battling a thesaurus.) But writing is so much more than that, and because of all the work that goes on behind the scenes, writing often consumes the writer entirely. It lurks in… Continue reading #WW Writer Problems 6-10

Guest Blogger · Miscellaneous · Writing Tips

#MondayBlogs: The Mental Health of Writing

Intro: Mental health is an important discussion everyone should be familiar with—and in all aspects of culture. For instance, artists as a whole have developed a reputation of having depression and anxiety, but depression isn’t a prerequisite to being an artist, and both sides need to be understood. Today’s guest blogger discusses this topic in… Continue reading #MondayBlogs: The Mental Health of Writing

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#MondayBlogs: When Writing is Not All You Do

Intro: Back in February of 2013, I wrote a little blog post called Writing Tips: How to Handle Rejection. A huge part of this post was dedicated to John Tompkins. At the time, he wrote a blog called Rejection Love Letters (Or How to Lose Agents and Alienate Publishers). That blog no longer exists, but… Continue reading #MondayBlogs: When Writing is Not All You Do

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#SATurday: The Secret Garden of Trees

Announcement:  From now on, one lucky winner will receive any eBook under $5.00 from Amazon every month. How? Well, every week, I post a Dark Member of the Week, and out of those members that month, one of them will be chosen for the monthly prize. Basically, the more you participate, the more your name… Continue reading #SATurday: The Secret Garden of Trees

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April’s Ketchup

April’s Ketchup I don’t know about you all, but April brought Missouri uncountable thunderstorms, rain showers, and book news! (Hehe.) Changes to my Ketchup posts have been made. This time I’m including my YouTube videos and my Dark Members of the Week. In May, I have a bigger surprise for Members of the Dark, so… Continue reading April’s Ketchup

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#MondayBlogs: Website Wonders

Website Wonders:  Every month, I share all of the websites I come across that I find helpful, humorous, or just awesome. Below, you’ll find all of April’s Website Wonders categorized into Writing, Reading, Travel, Coffee, and Art. If you enjoy these websites, be sure to follow me on Twitter because I share even more websites… Continue reading #MondayBlogs: Website Wonders

Author Announcements · Miscellaneous

#SATurday My Weekend Cover Reveal

#SATurday My Weekend Cover Reveal  This is the first time EVER—I mean it—I’ve revealed my cover elsewhere a full 24-hours before I showed it right here on http://www.ShannonAThompson.com. Why? Well, there really is only one reason. I am listening to your suggestions. Most of you—through comments and likes and messages—have let me know that you… Continue reading #SATurday My Weekend Cover Reveal

Miscellaneous · Writing Tips

#WW Writer Problems 1–5

#WW Writer Problems 1–5 If you’re on my Facebook, then you will be familiar with today’s content. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been sharing little cards that I make called Writer Problems. I only have a few out, but I decided that I wanted to share them on here too. So today was born,… Continue reading #WW Writer Problems 1–5

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#Monday Blogs: Traditional vs. Self vs. Indie: What is the best way to get published?

Intro: I have had the great honor of getting to know Kasi Blake through Clean Teen Publishing, and let me tell you guys, she is someone to watch. Her imagination began writing stories at a young – including one that was inspired by Star Wars – and she wrote across many genres. Now, she writes… Continue reading #Monday Blogs: Traditional vs. Self vs. Indie: What is the best way to get published?