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#MondayBlogs: Inner Dragons

Intro: Mondays are easily becoming one of my favorite days of the week - all because of the guest bloggers right here during #MondayBlogs! Today's post is brought to you by one of my top commenters last year - Deby Fredericks - and she is writing about writers and their inner demons...or dragons. Check out… Continue reading #MondayBlogs: Inner Dragons

Writing Tips

#WW Why Dedications Are Important

Why Dedications Are Important Today I wanted to cover a topic I find personally important in my novels. It may not be as vital to every author out there, but I place a lot of my heart into dedicating my novel to someone for many reasons, and I thought I would share why. I’m also… Continue reading #WW Why Dedications Are Important

Miscellaneous

#SATurday: The Scar of Childhood

The Scar of Childhood Mine is on the left side of my right leg, directly below the knee. I cannot describe the shape because it depends on the temperature of the day and what I was wearing. Sometimes, that piece of scarred flesh is blue, but most days it radiates red. The biggest scar from… Continue reading #SATurday: The Scar of Childhood

Miscellaneous

#WW: The Lonely Writer

#WW: The Lonely Writer Writing can be lonely. The career often demands hours of solitude – aside from our characters – and while our characters can be very real to us, there are still those days where a living, breathing human being might be nice to talk to. Most of the time, this urge only… Continue reading #WW: The Lonely Writer

Miscellaneous

December’s Ketchup

The Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. In 2014, www.ShannonAThompson.com was viewed about 45,000 times. It would take 17 sold-out performances for that many people to see it! WOW! I am blown away by all of your support this past year. If you would like to see the full, annual report, click here. My top five commenters can be found… Continue reading December’s Ketchup

Author Announcements · Miscellaneous

Surprise! Shannon’s Return to Blogging

Surprise! Shannon’s Return to Blogging Shannon is back. After 32 days, I can no longer stay away. Idling is not my thing. But I collected my thoughts and worries and concerns, and I found a new road I want to take on ShannonAThompson.com. Wait? There are changes? Yes. There will be changes, but I sincerely… Continue reading Surprise! Shannon’s Return to Blogging

Miscellaneous

November Ketchup

November’s Ketchup I’m still on break, but I know how much these monthly stats mean to some of my readers, so I thought I would show this month and how taking a break has changed everything. Thank you for understanding and continuing to support me, even in my absence! For those of you just now… Continue reading November Ketchup

Author Announcements

Author Announcements: An Update

Afternoon, everyone! I believe this is my first post I've ever published during the middle of the day, but I wanted to share an update. In the video below, you'll hear about my recent publication, a gift, and news about Death Before Daylight. I hope you'll check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDMCXjO5UUM Thank you for understanding my break.… Continue reading Author Announcements: An Update

Author Announcements

Thank You for Everything

Thank You for Everything This post comes with a heavy heart and weeks of hesitation, but in the end, I have to post it. I’ll be honest. I tried to shoot a video because I thought it would be more personal (and you all deserve that so much) but I could not get through it.… Continue reading Thank You for Everything