Shannon H. Anderson

Shannon H. Anderson

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  • Review of Little Pieces of Me by Alison Hammer

    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 the one Paige […]

    Shannon Anderson

    December 12, 2020
    Uncategorized
    Alison Hammer, book review, DNA testing, Dual Timelines, mother/daughter story, Women's fiction
  • Credit Where Credit’s Due

    Credit Where Credit’s Due

    I recently read an article on the Instagram stories from Wit and Delight that made me think. “It was called “15 Things You Can Do Instead of Comparing Yourself to Others.” I won’t recap all that was in the article, but it’s definitely worth a read, especially if you are a writer or other artist […]

    Shannon Anderson

    October 6, 2020
    Uncategorized
    Imposter syndorme, Wit and Delight
  • You and Me and Us

    You and Me and Us

    If you’re missing summer already, as I am, Alison Hammer’s debut women’s fiction book, You and Me and Us, will let you live at the beach for a little while longer. This sweet story of a workaholic mom, a teen with issues, and the man who holds their family together–at least for awhile–will break your […]

    Shannon Anderson

    September 4, 2020
    reading
    Alison Hammer, beach read, WFWA
  • Sail On Silver Girl

    Sail On Silver Girl

    Dogs have a way of wrapping themselves around our hearts. With their unbridled love for their people and the way they live their lives with boundless joy, they show us how to live. When they leave us, especially sooner than they should, they leave our hearts and our houses emptier than before they entered our […]

    Shannon Anderson

    August 28, 2020
    Uncategorized
    adopting a dog, Silver Labrador
  • Service and Sacrifice

    Service and Sacrifice

    Now and then my husband reflects on the military friends he’s lost. Most of them I knew only from stories he told me of things they did or said. He remembers everything, but what I remember most about his time in the U.S. Marine Corps was his deployment to the Persian Gulf in 1990 and […]

    Shannon Anderson

    May 25, 2020
    Uncategorized
    Bill Hurley, Chicago Tribune, CNN, deployment, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, HMM-164, Marine Corps, Memorial Day, USS Okinawa
  • Inspired by History

    Inspired by History

    To research the setting for my historical novel, my husband and I took a long weekend trip to Charleston, South Carolina several years ago. Since I’m from the South, I was anticipating uncomfortably hot, humid weather and lots of snakes as we traipsed around historic plantations in July, but amazingly, we arrived during a spell […]

    Shannon Anderson

    May 21, 2020
    Uncategorized
    André Michaux, Ashley River, Camellias, Charleston, Drayton Hall, Fleet Landing, Middleton Place, Richmond Bowens, South Carolina, writing research
  • THE END Is Near

    THE END Is Near

    I’m near the end of my manuscript…again. Several years ago, I completed the original manuscript, work-shopped it at a conference, revised it with two other writers, and started the query process to find an agent. So this is the second time I’ve approached THE END, and I can’t tell you how ready I am to […]

    Shannon Anderson

    May 15, 2020
    Uncategorized
    Abigail Perry, creative writing, Gustave Caillebotte, Paris Street Rainy Day, Story Grid, writing
  • Down a Delicious Writing Research Rabbit Hole

    Down a Delicious Writing Research Rabbit Hole

    A couple of days ago, I was working on my book, which is historical women’s fiction set in 1868 Charleston, South Carolina. It’s a tough era to write about because not much detail about the way people lived during that time is readily available. To find what I’m looking for, I’ve discovered I have to […]

    Shannon Anderson

    April 30, 2020
    Uncategorized
    baking, Charleston, Food 52, historical fiction, research, White Point Gardens
  • Pirates Attack!

    Pirates Attack!

    Today on a Facebook writing group I participate in, the moderator asked us to share some fun or funny lines from our WIPs. My books is rather serious, but there are some fun passages. The lines I chose today are part of a scene that includes two little boys playing pirate with Josiah Hamilton, the […]

    Shannon Anderson

    April 22, 2020
    Writing
    Faith Can Move Mountains, Wednesday’s Words, WIP
  • Hopes for Covid19 Aftermath

    Although right now the pandemic that is covid19 feels like it will never end, I’ve been trying to figure out the good I want to remember from this unprecedented event in world history. I’m still learning and making sense of what is happening, but some things have caught my attention, and I’ve thought, “Yes! I […]

    Shannon Anderson

    April 6, 2020
    My View
    family and friends, healthcare, social media, teachers, work/life balance
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