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: Writing Tips
Minutes Before Sunset Release Party ! ! !
Website Update: 7 p.m. Book Mavern's Picks featured "Minutes Before Sunset" today. Special thanks Jhobell Kristyl, book reviewer and blogger. Click here to read. 10 a.m.: ShannonAThompson.com has hit over 7,000 followers 😀 Thank you all for the tremendous support! After years of writing and reading, and being on ShannonAThompson.com for eight months, I am… Continue reading Minutes Before Sunset Release Party ! ! !
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
Publishing News: One Week To Go: First Chapter & Extra
One week before the Minutes Before Sunset release! That means there's only seven days left! And I have exciting free things to share. But there is one change: you'll be able to buy Minutes Before Sunset online as e-book through Amazon and Barnes & Noble May 1, 2013, but paperback won't be available for a few… Continue reading Publishing News: One Week To Go: First Chapter & Extra
Publishing Tips: Marketing Your Book
Website Update: April 22: 8:00 a.m.: Shannon A Thompson Facebook Fan Page hit 200 likes today! Thank you 😀 10 days before the Minutes Before Sunset release (AEC Stellar Publishing) ! I know many of you are fellow authors or are working to become one, so I thought I'd dedicate today's post to bringing attention… Continue reading Publishing Tips: Marketing Your Book
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 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
Writing Tips: Make Maps (Interior)
Website Update: April 3rd: I switched some posts around; sorry for the inconvenience if you were waiting for the publishing tips on April 4th. It will now be on April 6th. So this is my 100th post, and there's 29 days until the Minutes Before Sunset release. (Obviously, numbers excite me.) And I'm celebrating by posting… Continue reading Writing Tips: Make Maps (Interior)
