by Shauna | Apr 20, 2016 | The Creative Life
I recently went to my first concert by an a cappella group. It was BYU’s Noteworthy, with 9 young women singers. As my daughter would say, they were AMAZING! I was especially enthralled with the beat-boxer. In my opinion, she stole the show. It was fascinating to...
by Shauna | Apr 18, 2016 | Home and Family
Photo via Visual hunt Someone recently asked me if I wanted to buy a circus. Okay. Not literally. But what they were asking me to do would have amounted to creating a circus out of my life. I’m a “refusal-challenged” person. In other words, just like...
by Shauna | Apr 15, 2016 | Perpetual Pupil
Following in the vein of explaining my dedications, today I’m writing about the dedication for the second book in the Soul in Ashes series: Allure of Enchantment. The dedication reads: To Mrs. Berry Thanks for saving my writing journal. Mrs. Berry was my English...
by Shauna | Mar 30, 2016 | Warm Fuzzies
When I was on the verge of my teenage years, my family moved to a mountainous community. Every winter, we were hip-deep in snow, and the roads were atrocious. As a driving teen, I cursed the snow each winter and wished it would just go away. Then I grew up, got...
by Shauna | Feb 16, 2016 | Perpetual Pupil
It’s common practice for authors to dedicate their work to someone important to them. With my Soul in Ashes series, I’ve decided to dedicate each novella to a teacher that made a positive difference in my life. (Photo credit: George Eastman House via...
