#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
#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
#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
#SATurday: Authors, Be Yourself
#SATurday: Authors, Be Yourself As an author—but also as a marketer—I am constantly stressing the importance of being true to yourself and being true to your work. For instance, it’s a popular question to ask an author how long it took them to write a story. In turn, this has caused millions of debates about… Continue reading #SATurday: Authors, Be Yourself
#WW Love Triangles
#WW: Love Triangles Opening note: I’m trying to create more YouTube videos, and this is one of my first ones where I discuss a fiction opinion over my channel, Coffee & Cats. I’m more comfortable writing my thoughts because I feel like I can express more, so I am trying this format: an article that… Continue reading #WW Love Triangles
#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
#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
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
#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
#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
