The young adult genre is normally defined by coming-of-age stories, where the protagonists are often between the ages of 14 and 18. That being said, if you are publishing a YA story right now, chances are your protagonist is 17 years old. So why are most YA protagonists 17? Short Answer: The protagonist is old… Continue reading The YA Protagonist’s Age: You’re 17? Me too!
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Book Release: Bad Bloods: July Lightning!
Bad Bloods: July Lightning released today! Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Kobo, Smashwords, Goodreads Top Ten Bad Bloods You’ll Meet In The New Duology If you’ve read the first duology in the Bad Bloods universe, then you already know how crazy, wild, and wonderful a bad blood can be. (Book 1 is free across all platforms right now.) But if… Continue reading Book Release: Bad Bloods: July Lightning!
Character Motivations vs Morals
Not going to lie, I recently binge-watched The 100 through Netflix. For those of you who don’t know, The 100 is a TV show based off a young adult series with the same name. The first season follows a group of 100 kids dropped off on earth after a nuclear disaster destroyed the planet 97… Continue reading Character Motivations vs Morals
Surprise! Bad Bloods Cover Reveal and Release Date!
My next books are coming THIS spring! Bad Bloods: July Thunder will release April 10 and Bad Bloods: July Lightning will release May 1 by Clean Teen Publishing. I’ve been a bit mum about my publishing life, and there’s a reason for that. I’ve been CRAZY busy preparing the next Bad Bloods books for release,… Continue reading Surprise! Bad Bloods Cover Reveal and Release Date!
#BookRelease Death Before Daylight!
Before I share a letter, here is where you can find Death Before Daylight: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Kobo, Goodreads Don't forget! The first book is free. 🙂 Letter from the author: (Oh, wait. That's me.) Wow! This is surreal. Just a couple years ago, I thought my publishing journey was over. Then, I signed with one publisher… Continue reading #BookRelease Death Before Daylight!
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
Movie Mention: Skyfall
Last night I didn't get out of the theatre until 11:30 p.m. because I went and saw Skyfall, even though I've been slightly ill. (Hopefully that goes away in time for Thanksgiving!) But was it worth it? Probably. I'm not a HUGE action-movie fan, or a fan of James Bond being blonde-haired and blue-eyed, BUT… Continue reading Movie Mention: Skyfall
Relax & Read: The Forest of Hands and Teeth
If you’re anything like me, the month of October is filled with pumpkin spiced lattes, witchy movies, cuddling with your black cat (okay, maybe not this one), and reading spooky novels that haunt your dreams. However, sometimes I’m not in the mood to read or watch something truly terrifying, but I do love reading novels… Continue reading Relax & Read: The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Relax & Read: The Mortal Instruments
Reading can get expensive sometimes! Especially when you LOVE writing inside the books like I do, because you have to own every one of them. But, hey, at least you get to keep them forever! (I think I may need a bigger bookshelf.) Anyway…I thought I’d excite everyone by reminding them that the paperback version… Continue reading Relax & Read: The Mortal Instruments
