What I’m Writing: Honestly, I go through phases where I dread writing. Mainly because I’m stretching myself too thin and/or trying to find my footing in my next project. I think I’m in the middle of both of those issues. I have three completed manuscripts—one of which needs editing—I want to start something new, but… Continue reading #SATurdate: Salt to the Sea, Death Note, The Turncoat’s Gambit, & Tallulah
June’s Ketchup
Another month has passed, and with it, came the summer and my 25th birthday. GEEZ. For those of you just now checking in this month, Ketchup actually means “catch up.” At the end of every month, I write these posts describing what goes on behind the scenes at ShannonAThompson.com. Some of the topics I cover… Continue reading June’s Ketchup
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 June’s Website Wonders categorized into Writing, Fiction, Illustrations, and Photography/Film. If you enjoy these websites, be sure to follow me on Twitter because I share even more websites and photos like… Continue reading Website Wonders
#SATurdate: The Lobster, My 25th Birthday, Spotlight, and Outrun The Moon
What I’m Writing: I’m officially writing in the mysterious book I call “S.” It’s unrelated to The Tomo Trilogy and Dreammare, believe it or not, but I love it all the same. Right now, I only have the first two chapters written, mainly because I’m still world-building, and I imagine this novel is going to… Continue reading #SATurdate: The Lobster, My 25th Birthday, Spotlight, and Outrun The Moon
#WW How Pre-Orders Help Authors And Readers
The importance of pre-orders is not a publishing secret. Dozens if not hundreds of articles cover how, when, and why authors should make upcoming releases available for pre-order. Why? The main reason tends to be placement on various lists—such as best-seller lists and coming soon lists—before or on release day. These lists allow new or… Continue reading #WW How Pre-Orders Help Authors And Readers
#MondayBlogs So, You Want To Be A Book Blogger
I must clarify one thing before I start: I am not a book blogger, but I used to be—for about three years—and I still post book reviews on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. I also help authors connect with book bloggers every day. I’m an author myself, after all. I know how… Continue reading #MondayBlogs So, You Want To Be A Book Blogger
#SATurdate: BFest, YouTube Tropes, Thirteen Reasons Why, and My Library
What I’m Writing: I’m not going to lie. Between BFest, moving my office, and working my day job (that is also keeping me crazy busy right now), I wasn’t able to write as much as I wished to this week. That being said, I mainly worked on editing Dreammare some more, and I prepped Violet’s… Continue reading #SATurdate: BFest, YouTube Tropes, Thirteen Reasons Why, and My Library
#MondayBlogs Writing With Barbie
Authors use various methods to write novels. Some of these strategies are popular, while others are simply bizarre, and two years ago I confessed one of my strangest approaches. Barbies. You see, I began writing what would be my first published novel when I was 11, and because I was 11, I loved to daydream… Continue reading #MondayBlogs Writing With Barbie
#SATurdate: Me Before You, Thief of Lies, Pit Mad, & Bad Bloods Sequel
I’ll be signing books and hosting an author panel at TWO Barnes & Nobles this weekend for #BFest! Come see me today at Oak Park Mall’s B&N in Overland Park, Kansas from noon to 3 PM, or stop by Zona Rosa’s B&N in Kansas City, Missouri from 2 PM to 4 PM tomorrow! What I’m Writing:… Continue reading #SATurdate: Me Before You, Thief of Lies, Pit Mad, & Bad Bloods Sequel
#WW Taking a Writing Break (And Why It’s Important)
I am taking a break from writing. (Why does that feel so dramatic to say? …Well, I don’t know. Maybe because writing is practically my life.) So what do I mean by taking a break? I mean just that. A break. A normal, little vacation for the writer’s mind. I’m not quitting. I’m not giving… Continue reading #WW Taking a Writing Break (And Why It’s Important)
