#SATurday: The Lion Sleeps in a Casino When I was younger, my family moved around a lot – more times than what I can list here without risking your gaze blurring over – but we always visited Kansas every year. My mother’s parents lived in Kansas, and it was the go-to family house we found… Continue reading #SATurday: The Lion Sleeps in a Casino
#WW The Reader’s Reaction
#WW The Reader’s Reaction: I can admit the worst thing a reader ever wrote to me. It was 2007, I was 16, Golden Eagle Publishing had released my first novel, and Honesty Box was the hottest app on Facebook. My high school self was naïve enough to have one of these, and one day, I… Continue reading #WW The Reader’s Reaction
#MondayBlogs: Writing Relatable Teens
Intro: What better way to start off the week than with a great guest post from YA author, Ava Bloomfield? Writing is a complicated journey, but with Ava’s help, everyone can create believable teen characters. Feel free to share your tips in the comments below! … Writing Relatable Teens Nobody wants to grow up. We… Continue reading #MondayBlogs: Writing Relatable Teens
#SATurday: The Lesson of Macaroni and Cheese
#SATurday: The Lesson of Macaroni and Cheese When I was little, my mother was making me Macaroni and Cheese – something I continue to love to this day – and I was horrified when she poured it down the sink right in front of me. Of course, that isn’t what she had actually done. In… Continue reading #SATurday: The Lesson of Macaroni and Cheese
#WW Huzzah! I Have A New Publisher
Huzzah! I Have A New Publisher The day has come! If you follow me on Facebook, I promised today would be the day I announce the future. Let me start off by first saying something so cliché, we all know it is true: I couldn’t have done this without you. Really. I couldn’t have. In… Continue reading #WW Huzzah! I Have A New Publisher
#SATurday: I Am Not Special
#SATurday: I Am Not Special Some nights, I do not feel like writing – but, in all honesty, I understand that I do feel like writing. After all, I always do. Even when I “hate” it, I redefine my hate as fighting through a passionate struggle – or I label it with some other momentary… Continue reading #SATurday: I Am Not Special
#WW The Greatest Conversation All Authors Have
Please donate if you can - I am hoping The Timely Death Trilogy can get new covers so that they can appeal to new audiences! You will also receive a personalized picture of Bogart the cat, and I will mention you right here on ShannonAThompson.com if you want your website shared. :] Just click the link… Continue reading #WW The Greatest Conversation All Authors Have
#MondayBlogs: The Importance of Setting in a Novel
Intro: Monday has reached us again, and today brings us another guest blogger. Today, I am pleased to announce Tara Mayoros, author of Broken Smiles. This well-traveled writer has written a wonderful post about the importance of setting in a novel, and her writing tips are sure to stay with us the next time we… Continue reading #MondayBlogs: The Importance of Setting in a Novel
January’s Ketchup
January’s Ketchup 2015 has already brought great changes to my life as a writer, reader, and blogger. Since I’ll talk about it more below, I’ll just take this moment to thank everyone for their tremendous support over this emotional month. I have exciting news and updates coming in February! So, look out for that. Until… Continue reading January’s Ketchup
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 January’s Website Wonders categorized into Writing and Authors as well as Reading. If you enjoy these websites, be sure to like my Facebook page because I share even more… Continue reading Website Wonders
