Writing Tips

#WW Publishing A Political YA Book During An Election

My upcoming release features an election. Even more startling, there are eerie similarities to what is happening in my sci-fi dystopian novel and what is happening today…despite the fact that the original released almost a decade ago. There’s a wall that separates cities, there are debates about the economic crisis and the impacts it has… Continue reading #WW Publishing A Political YA Book During An Election

Miscellaneous

#SATurday Three-Year Blogging Anniversary

So, wow. Yesterday was my three-year anniversary of blogging right here on http://www.ShannonAThompson.com. Three years. My first blog post was on September 25, 2012. I never realized how much my life would change once I started this blog. For instance, back then, I had just started my last year of college at the University of… Continue reading #SATurday Three-Year Blogging Anniversary

Writing Tips

Writing Tips: What’s On Your Desk?

As I moved the past few days, I got to reorganize and rediscover all of my old trinkets (or junk.) Surprisingly, I had a lot of fun. I thought a lot about what my characters would find while moving, and I think that's a great writing prompt to mess around with (I sure tried it… Continue reading Writing Tips: What’s On Your Desk?