So you want to be published? That's purrfect! And, unlike Shannon, I can find time between my catnip and cuddling to write this blog post. So I'm doing her a favor. (She owes me an extra bowl of cat food now.) For the equivalent of a sparkly cat toy, you can buy Minutes Before Sunset… Continue reading Publishing Tips from Bogart, my cat
Category: Miscellaneous
Writing Tips: Naming Your Characters
2 days until the Minutes Before Sunset release! I'm feeling pretty supercalifragilisticexpialidocious about it all 😀 [And definitely not sleeping due to excitement] And I have one more announcement! Minutes Before Sunset will be available as an e-book through Barnes & Noble and Amazon for $6.99 on May 1st! Please help spread the word :] The… Continue reading Writing Tips: Naming Your Characters
Writing Tips: Colors
4 days until Minutes Before Sunset is release! Don't forget: E-book will be available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble May 1st, but paperback will take a little longer. I will announce it when it is available. The first chapter can be previewed by clicking the PDF file: First Chapter Preview Please Like Minutes Before Sunset… Continue reading Writing Tips: Colors
Reading Event: Ann Hamilton at the Spencer Museum of Art
Website Update: The Magill Review interviewed me this week, and now the interview is posted! Check it out here, and learn more information on the behind-the-scenes of Minutes Before Sunset. (There will also be the link on my next post.) 12 days until the Minutes Before Sunset release! Last night, my Poetry Writng II class (instructed… Continue reading Reading Event: Ann Hamilton at the Spencer Museum of Art
Publishing News: Two Weeks Away
Website Update: April 18: 10 a.m.: From 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (ET), join an interactive interview on Twitter with me (directed by Sezoni Whitfield) by using the hashtag, #WritersKaboodle, and/or following ShanAshleeT23. I'll also be reading my poetry at the Spencer Museum of Art in response to Ann Hamilton's exhibit, "An Errant Line," from 5… Continue reading Publishing News: Two Weeks Away
Inspirational Meet: Robert Rebein
Website Update: 3:00 p.m.: My Twitter hit 2,000 followers today 😀 Thank You! 16 days until Minutes Before Sunset release! One of my favorite parts about attending the University of Kansas is when I get the opportunity to meet authors, poets, and other writers in general. The English department (or creative writing) program here is… Continue reading Inspirational Meet: Robert Rebein
Publishing News: I’ve signed with AEC Stellar Publishing!
19 days until Minutes Before Sunset release 😀 Over the past few weeks, AEC Stellar Publishing has worked with me, and now we have partnered to publish Minutes Before Sunset! In other words, I'm a signed author 😀 (And there will be a paperback version available!) So I wanted to share all of the information… Continue reading Publishing News: I’ve signed with AEC Stellar Publishing!
Relax & Read: The Unmemntioable by Erin Moure
23 days until the Minutes Before Sunset release! April is National Poetry Month, so I thought I'd discuss a poetry collection today. So I read The Unmemntioable by Erin Moure for my Poetry Writing II class, and it is safe to say that I am in love. Moure's poetry collection defies time along with persona.… Continue reading Relax & Read: The Unmemntioable by Erin Moure
Publishing Tips: Introduce Extras
25 days until the Minutes Before Sunset release. When I posted Shannon Summary: Six Months In, I received a lot of inquiries about how to bring more readers to your blog and/or novels. I thought about this for a while, and I've come to a lot of conclusions, but one of them in particular kept repeating itself:… Continue reading Publishing Tips: Introduce Extras
Movie Mention: The Host
Website Update: I hit 6,000 followers on ShannonAThompson.com. Thank you for all of your continuous and loving support 😀 27 days until Minutes Before Sunset release! I'm going to be super careful with this review, because I think it's necessary. The Host is the movie adaption of Stephenie Meyer's novel, The Host, which I wrote… Continue reading Movie Mention: The Host
