Miscellaneous

SATurdate: Next Publication, Our Brand is Crisis, Cocoa Coffee, & More.

This one is going to be especially long since it’s all my updates since Oct. 24. (Silly Ketchup posts taking over a Saturday Update.) But I hope you enjoy all the exciting news! What I’m Writing: I didn’t get much writing accomplished the past two weeks. I was a nervous wreck after submitting my manuscript… Continue reading SATurdate: Next Publication, Our Brand is Crisis, Cocoa Coffee, & More.

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#SATurday Book Releases explained by Sailor Moon

I love blogging. I love writing articles. I especially love writing articles that readers suggest. That being said, today’s article was inspired by reader, ‪Angela Dellisola‪. Her comment came on the release day of Death Before Daylight…after I made an entire batch of chocolate chip cookies to celebrate. I posted it on my Facebook page,… Continue reading #SATurday Book Releases explained by Sailor Moon

Writing Tips

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 August’s Website Wonders categorized into Reading, Writing/Authors, and Cats! If you enjoy these websites, be sure to follow me on Twitter because I share even more websites and photos… Continue reading Website Wonders

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#WW The Difference of Pronunciation and Writing

#WW Pronunciation and Writing Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris demanded my attention simply from the title. Despite working with the English language every day—both as a writer and as an editor—I have difficulty speaking. I stumble and stutter a lot. Perhaps this is one of the reasons I worked so hard to… Continue reading #WW The Difference of Pronunciation and Writing

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Books That Changed My Childhood

Announcements: First, I would like to thank Between the Lines for nominating ShannonAThompson.com for a collection of wonderful awards, but second, I would like to thank the two latest reviewers of Take Me Tomorrow:  The Modest Verge wrote, “The characters in this novel are just as complex, and just as complicated as The Timely Death… Continue reading Books That Changed My Childhood

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Enough is Enough. I am not ashamed that I read Manga.

Two announcements before I begin today’s post about reading Manga: The Nerdy Girlie is giving away two journals along with an eBook of Minutes Before Sunset to one lucky winner. You can join the raffle until July 10 so click here, join, and good luck! I’m also going to start putting the title at the… Continue reading Enough is Enough. I am not ashamed that I read Manga.

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The Story of Bogart the Cat

Don’t forget! I am being interviewed tonight LIVE on Whispers in the Dark radio from 9 to 11 p.m. (EST) Click here to join, and call in to speak with me:  (347) 884-9923. Until then, check out four of my horror poems the host read for his site by visiting my Other Poems page and clicking the… Continue reading The Story of Bogart the Cat