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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

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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

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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

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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

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Reading Event: Ann Hamilton at the Spencer Museum of Art

Website Update: The Magill Review interviewed me this week, and now the interview is posted! Check it out here, and learn more information on the behind-the-scenes of Minutes Before Sunset. (There will also be the link on my next post.) 12 days until the Minutes Before Sunset release! Last night, my Poetry Writng II class (instructed… Continue reading Reading Event: Ann Hamilton at the Spencer Museum of Art

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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

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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

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Publishing News: I’ve signed with AEC Stellar Publishing!

19 days until Minutes Before Sunset release 😀 Over the past few weeks, AEC Stellar Publishing has worked with me, and now we have partnered to publish Minutes Before Sunset! In other words, I'm a signed author 😀 (And there will be a paperback version available!) So I wanted to share all of the information… Continue reading Publishing News: I’ve signed with AEC Stellar Publishing!

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Relax & Read: The Unmemntioable by Erin Moure

23 days until the Minutes Before Sunset release! April is National Poetry Month, so I thought I'd discuss a poetry collection today. So I read The Unmemntioable by Erin Moure for my Poetry Writing II class, and it is safe to say that I am in love.  Moure's poetry collection defies time along with persona.… Continue reading Relax & Read: The Unmemntioable by Erin Moure

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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