by Shauna | Mar 30, 2017 | Media Nut
So, a friend of mine has this really AWESOME kids book coming out this weekend. Every time my kids complain about school lunch, I tell them they have got to read this book! I was lucky enough to get an advanced reader copy, so I fell in love with it early. If...
by Shauna | Mar 14, 2017 | Deep Thoughts, The Creative Life
One of my favorite things about being an author is interacting with fans who enjoy reading my books and answering their questions about writing. I had a young man contact me the other day. He’s writing a report in school about a Utah author, and he chose me as...
by Shauna | Oct 10, 2016 | The Creative Life
People often ask authors where they get their ideas, as if writers are miners braving the deepest darkest pits to bring back precious nuggets of gold. Well, ideas are not so very hard to find, especially if you keep your eyes and ears open to the world around you....
by Shauna | Jul 6, 2016 | Deep Thoughts, Media Nut
When’s the last time you read a book, from start to finish? I recently heard a theory that people in general don’t read fiction much anymore. There are too many other entertainments available that take far less time to absorb than a book, so the theory goes, and...
by Shauna | Jul 1, 2016 | Flash Friday
Hello, Flash Friday! Today’s prompt is by Mandy Wallace: It’s not really a fly. If you swat it, they’ll just fine you and send 2 more. Paradise Lost It was hot. The kind of hot that baked your skin and left you sticky and crabby. Jumla sat in his...
