Author Announcements

Happy Paperback!

Announcements: I would like to thank an Industry Leader in Cheerleading News - @cheerUPDATES – for sharing the first quote from Take Me Tomorrow on Twitter (with a slight, creative change.) The word-for-word quote from the novel is "As much as I didn’t want to recognize it, we had grown into one another somewhere along… Continue reading Happy Paperback!

Miscellaneous

June’s Ketchup

Here we are again – the end of the month, the beginning of a new one soon to come. Ketchup posts are among my favorite type of posts (but really, who can choose?) because I enjoy sharing what was the most popular and least popular here on ShannonAThompson.com. If you’re new, these “Ketchup” posts are… Continue reading June’s Ketchup

Guest Blogger

Interactive Book Reviews for Readers and Authors

Shannon, here, for an announcement. Minutes Before Sunset was featured on Friday Fiction. You can read an 1,000 word excerpt by clicking here. The scene happens between Jessica and Eric, and it’s from a chapter told from Jessica’s perspective. Now an introduction. Pau Castillo from Pau’s Castles has written a wonderful post about her technique… Continue reading Interactive Book Reviews for Readers and Authors

Author Announcements · Guest Blogger · Miscellaneous

My Wonderful, Amazing, and Talented Guest Bloggers

ShannonAThompson.com officially hit 16,000 followers!  These are purple periwinkles from http://www.democratdad.com. These little flowers will be symbolic in my upcoming novel, Take Me Tomorrow. This picture is also symbolic to how grateful I am to be continuing to grow with everyone. Thank you for supporting me. Thank you for growing with me. And thank you… Continue reading My Wonderful, Amazing, and Talented Guest Bloggers

Author Announcements · Miscellaneous

Q&A about “Take Me Tomorrow”

In case you missed my interview with Whispers in the Dark radio, here it the link. You can still listen to the entire show, and I even gave away some extra information about Take Me Tomorrow. The host also recorded four of my latest poems, and he is a wonderful reader, so I highly recommend… Continue reading Q&A about “Take Me Tomorrow”

Miscellaneous

My Anniversary: A Timeline of this Past Year

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the release of Minutes Before Sunset, book 1 of The Timely Death Trilogy. I’ve been pondering many ideas on how to go about this date - because it feels so surreal - and one idea in particular kept popping back up because I keep hearing one particular question: How… Continue reading My Anniversary: A Timeline of this Past Year

Author Announcements

Oh, yes. I Did Record a Video.

Before I share my latest video (and by latest, I mean first video in a year), I have great interviews and reviews to share, and I hope you check them out! All of these readers are fantastic, and their websites are always entertaining. First, A Reader’s Review both interviewed me and reviewed Seconds Before Sunrise.… Continue reading Oh, yes. I Did Record a Video.

Author Announcements

What’s Your Shade Name? And other Author Announcements

Today I have lots of exciting announcements, including an opportunity to win tons of prizes, but there’s something I definitely wanted to start off with: The first name is your ranking and the second name is…well…your shade name! I’m Student Shoman. What would you get at the Naming of the Dark in Minutes Before Sunset? Feel… Continue reading What’s Your Shade Name? And other Author Announcements

Miscellaneous

My Writing Process Blog Tour

Lots of announcements to share before I begin today’s blog post! As we near the release date of Seconds Before Sunrise (17 days to be exact), I am gathering so much support from lovely readers and writers that I want to share. So thank you to everyone. The people below, though, get an extra thanks… Continue reading My Writing Process Blog Tour

Miscellaneous

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. (Fun fact: I also had a short stay on Let’s Get It On, Kansas City.) I’m an author, too, so – naturally – I adore book bloggers. In a metaphor, book… Continue reading So You Want to be a Book Blogger