Hi, I’m Shannon. I’m so happy you’re here.
I am a teacher, a reader, and a writer. Or is it writer, reader, teacher? Well, no matter. Those three areas intertwine and define my life and my path. I hope you’ll stick around to read what I’ve written here and rejoice with me when I announce the publication of my first book and all the ones that come after that.
READ MY LATEST BLOG POSTS
Eat the Frog: Revising My First Manuscript
Last December, I did something scary and expensive but necessary to advance my writing career. I sent my novel to Tim Storm, founder of Storm Writing School and an excellent editor, in Madison, Wisconsin. Why? I had finished my first novel, revised it as well as I...
My January Reads
Most of the time, I spend so much time writing that I don't read as much as I would like to. I didn't set a a reading goal this year, but I decided to make a conscious decision to read as much as I could because books bring me joy. During December 2021and January of...
An Interesting Year (Part 2)
Last year was a busy one! When I look back at what we did, I'm thrilled. The highlights of my year last year were the trips my husband and I took to see family in Georgia, but we also had the opportunity to help our church out by creating a garden out of a small area...
2021, An Interesting Year (Part One)
Hey friends! It has been a long time since I last wrote to you, and I've missed writing and your comments! I will do better this year, I promise. With everything going on last year, I have not had the chance to process the year, which I usually do through writing. I...
Blind Turn
“Does one monstrous mistake make you a bad person?” That’s the central question in Cara Achterberg’s latest book, Blind Turn, which published January 7, 2021. It’s a timely theme which, which probes the ideas of responsibility and forgiveness and made me think not...
Review of Little Pieces of Me by Alison Hammer
Thank you to William Morrow and Net Galley for a digital ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. I knew I'd love this story of a surprise uncovered by a DNA test because my husband found a surprise in his family tree, though it wasn’t quite as dramatic as...