During my last post, ShannonAThompson.com hit 11,000 followers! Thank you to everyone who follows and supports me--as well as many other readers, writers, and dreamers. Dont’ forget you can still enter this giveaway to win a signed paperback of Minutes Before Sunset. ... As many of you know, I am a young-adult author. I keep… Continue reading Want to Win Prizes, including a Kindle Paperwhite?
Quoting Other Bloggers
First, congrats to Tanya Taimanglo. She was the winner of my previous post, and she will soon be guest blogging on this website. Thank you to everyone who shared their inspirations. And thank you to these two lovely readers for reviewing Minutes Before Sunset: (click the links to visit their pages.) Press Pause, Fast Forward:… Continue reading Quoting Other Bloggers
Challenge Your Inspirations
Fact of the Day: this is my 200th post. If you follow my Facebook Author Page, then you already saw the photo I’m about to share. But this is at the beginning for a reason: Yesterday, after sharing my journal excerpt that inspired Seconds Before Sunrise (The Timely Death Trilogy), Minutes Before Sunset hit #586 in… Continue reading Challenge Your Inspirations
My Dream: Seconds Before Sunrise on Goodreads & Extras
Happy Friday! Today is a REALLY exciting day for me because I’m sharing two new things regarding Seconds Before Sunrise. First, we’re on Goodreads. You’ll be able to see a shortened synopsis until December 1. Then you’ll see the cover as well as the full synopsis. Add it to your Goodreads bookshelf today! (Who knows? You… Continue reading My Dream: Seconds Before Sunrise on Goodreads & Extras
Writing Tips: Hobbies & Talents
A writer has many goals when creating a story--one of which is making the characters as believable as possible. The main way to do this is making them relatable. I do not mean to say this in the sense that an author should make a character relatable to everyone in every way. What I mean… Continue reading Writing Tips: Hobbies & Talents
Why Is Society Discouraging Kids To Follow Their Dreams?
My ultimate dream is to help people achieve their dreams, especially the youth. Because of this, I keep up-to-date on the latest news in the art world—again—with the youth, and I’ve come across more negative articles than positive ones. Although many have great points, I think they fail in encouraging young artists to continue forward… Continue reading Why Is Society Discouraging Kids To Follow Their Dreams?
Website Wonders: Our E-Books
Win a signed copy of Minutes Before Sunset today As a young-adult author, I am often focused on ways to inspire and help the youth. So that’s why I was completely on board when I learned about Our E-Books, and I wanted to share this website in the hopes that you might be, too. Our E-Books… Continue reading Website Wonders: Our E-Books
The Artist’s Guilt
Win a signed copy of Minutes Before Sunset today Most people would agree that art is very significant to a culture, especially the older the art lasts. Ironically, those same people might belittle the "starving artists" or any artist for many reasons (the main one generally surrounds an income.) But, even more importantly, artists often… Continue reading The Artist’s Guilt
Creative Licence or Obsolete Language?
Win a signed copy of Minutes Before Sunset today First, some exciting news: Seconds Before Sunrise received an ISBN. I love these moments. It's these moments that remind me it's real. Seconds Before Sunrise (book 2 of The Timely Death Trilogy) is coming, and you can win an advanced ebook! Enter the contest for free by… Continue reading Creative Licence or Obsolete Language?
“Serious” Writing
Win a signed copy of Minutes Before Sunset today Vote for Minutes Before Sunset in the Writers Club competition I recently had a discussion with fellow writers about what constitutes “serious” writing or not. Personally, I think it comes down to the writer. I have plenty of stories written that I would not consider serious,… Continue reading “Serious” Writing
