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
Hypnotic Research
One of my favorite writing activities is research, and I've written several posts about it. Here I talk about a bath house and ice cream shop in Charleston, and here the history and the places that inspired my soon-to-be-finished book Faith Can Move Mountains. One...
Tweaking the Premise of My Book
For the last three weeks, I've been working on how to improve my Protagonist's character arc. After talking to my editor, I went back into my WIP and tried to track her arc. I realized my MC remained fairly static. Ruh roh. So I decided to research characters that...
Prep for Talking to My Editor
Although I had to cancel my Zoom meeting with my editor yesterday because of a migraine, I've rescheduled for Tuesday of next week. In case you haven't worked with an editor before (this will be my first time), I thought you might like to know what I've done to...
Lessons from the Glucose Goddess
Lately, I've been listening to podcasts while I do housework or cook. If you listen to them, you know just how many podcasts there are to choose from, but I am drawn to podcasts about how to improve my health, which has been my quest since I stopped teaching about six...
Me, Myself, and I
Have you noticed the preponderance of the word myself in our lexicon lately? If you haven't, allow me to bring your attention to it so that you, too, can be as annoyed by it as I am. Maybe you won't be quite as annoyed as I am since I am an English major, a former...
February 2022 Reads
I started my February reading adventures with All the Salt in the Sea by Tammy Harrow. Tammy does not hold back and amid beautiful settings she makes readers feel betrayal, love, heartbreak, regret, sorrow, terror, and satisfaction. I loved this one! Though the book...