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Website Wonders: I Write Like

So I was randomly searching the web when I found this website: I Write Like. Basically, click on the link, and you can paste any kind of text that you have written into the box. After that, click analyze, and it shows what famous writer you write like. I pasted in the most current novel… Continue reading Website Wonders: I Write Like

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Inspiration

So this Sunday, I checked my favorite site Postsecret.com (read what I said about it here), and I found this little gem: I think this is FANTASTIC, because it gives me the chance to ask you this question: Are there any novels, poems, or plays which make you feel closer to someone in or out… Continue reading Inspiration

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Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving !! As cliche as it sounds, be sure to take a moment today and remember what you're thankful for. I know I am thankful for my loved ones and living.But I have another challenge for readers and writers! Think of your favorite novels and why you are grateful for them. What made you fall in… Continue reading Thanksgiving

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Relax & Read: A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon: New (Soma)tics

Firstly, I'd like to apologize for my lack of posts--I'm in my last month of this semester, so I'm swamped with final tests and projects. Thank you for understanding! Second--"A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon: New (Soma)tics" by CA Conrad! One of the perks of being here at the University of Kansas, is getting to meet wonderful… Continue reading Relax & Read: A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon: New (Soma)tics

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Website Wonders: OpenDiary.com

Today marks one week since NaNoWriMo began, yet most of you (my readers) know by now that, although I am an author, I don't participate. Again, I'd like to clarify that I think NaNoWriMo is a WONDERFUL concept and event for writers to challenge themselves while also coming together. But today I wanted to open… Continue reading Website Wonders: OpenDiary.com

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Shannon Summary: The Answers

Happy November! For many of you that means NaNoWriMo, so I hope that is going well (and successfully productive) for everyone who is participating. Two entries back, I posted Shannon Summary: Ask Me Anything, encouraging all of you to ask me anything you want to know or to suggest more of what you—as my readers—want… Continue reading Shannon Summary: The Answers

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Shannon Summary: How Do I Write?

Okay, so a week back, fellow blogger, WineCountryMom, suggested that I answer some questions about writing as she had done (which I thought was REALLY informing and interesting from one writer to another). So here’s my “How Do I Write?” interview: How long do you spend writing each day?  How long I spend on writing… Continue reading Shannon Summary: How Do I Write?

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Website Wonders: Wattpad.com

I've officially had this website for one week now, and it's been an adventure! So far I've had over 1,000 hits and followers and lots of wonderful emails, asking questions and/or fellow writers wanting to know me. (If you've read my About Me page then you know I LOVE talking to new people!). But I thought… Continue reading Website Wonders: Wattpad.com