L. Shannon's Blog, page 18
April 23, 2010
New book woot! A Lover's Touch
Check it out, I have a new story available! Just a short story but it had been sitting around and doing nothing for a while now. You can find A Lover's Touch at Amazon. Run on over there and check it out.
January 28, 2010
New Editor Hoo-rah!
With as many books as I have published it is safe to say I've had more than a couple editors. Every new contract brings with it the niggle of worry about the new editor that will follow. That's right, some of my publishing houses bounce authors between editors depending on who has time available. It's a bit of a crap shoot. You might get an awesome professional, the over-zealous new employee, one too busy or preoccupied to focus on your manuscript baby, or even one too cynic to work with well...
January 4, 2010
Snow, snow and more snow...
It was a wonderful white Christmas here in PA. Had a great time playing in the snow and watching the fantasy like white world fall all around me.
*happy sigh*
I LOVE snow. I mean really love it. There is something pure and beautiful beyond words about fresh snow covering my hillside in white. Or maybe it just covers up the flaws in a real life. (cynical side showing)
Tonight as I walked home from the parents, I was amazed by the number of tracks already running through the fresh -only hours old-...
*happy sigh*
I LOVE snow. I mean really love it. There is something pure and beautiful beyond words about fresh snow covering my hillside in white. Or maybe it just covers up the flaws in a real life. (cynical side showing)
Tonight as I walked home from the parents, I was amazed by the number of tracks already running through the fresh -only hours old-...
December 31, 2009
Happy New Year!
I just got home from a nice quiet new years with hubby. He's so sweet. It was a private thing, just the two of us. Very nice. *smile*
Hope everyone else out there took a moment to feel blessed for making it through another year. Such things are often too easily taken for granted. I know I'm guilty of missing the moments in favor of the bigger-better-brighter future. Here in the quiet (if you consider singing birds, playing dogs and more than a little loud music...quiet) I've been having some d...
Hope everyone else out there took a moment to feel blessed for making it through another year. Such things are often too easily taken for granted. I know I'm guilty of missing the moments in favor of the bigger-better-brighter future. Here in the quiet (if you consider singing birds, playing dogs and more than a little loud music...quiet) I've been having some d...
December 24, 2009
Happy Holidays
Wishing you all the very best.
L. Shannon
November 20, 2009
Day 21: Have a timer.Use an cheap kitchen timer to contro...
Day 21: Have a timer.
Use an cheap kitchen timer to control your working or break times. Plan to write for a certain block of time, say 20 or 30 minutes and during that time do not open any other window or check your email or feed the cat. That time will fly by and no one will starve until the dinger goes off.
Use an cheap kitchen timer to control your working or break times. Plan to write for a certain block of time, say 20 or 30 minutes and during that time do not open any other window or check your email or feed the cat. That time will fly by and no one will starve until the dinger goes off.
Days 12-20 Have focus
Days 12-20: Have focus and fight distraction. This middle of the trip is where many people disappear. During these hard times stay away from distractions like the web or specifically blogs which you don't have time to write on anyhow. lol.
November 10, 2009
Day 11: Have SnacksDid you notice that every time you int...
Day 11: Have Snacks
Did you notice that every time you interrupt your writing to go make a meal it's that much harder to get back lost momentum? If you have a supportive better half he or she will sneak in silently and place easy finger food within reach (but not in the way) of your flying fingers. But if such isn't happening you may have to take matters into your own hands. Plan ahead and before you settle in for your scheduled writing, make a couple small snacks, sandwiches or chicken...
Did you notice that every time you interrupt your writing to go make a meal it's that much harder to get back lost momentum? If you have a supportive better half he or she will sneak in silently and place easy finger food within reach (but not in the way) of your flying fingers. But if such isn't happening you may have to take matters into your own hands. Plan ahead and before you settle in for your scheduled writing, make a couple small snacks, sandwiches or chicken...
November 9, 2009
Day 10: Have CaffeineOr some other means of staying energ...
Day 10: Have Caffeine
Or some other means of staying energized. By now you're probably feeling the strain of the breakneck pace. And if you're anything like me, you've probably fallen behind your big dreams of hitting daily goals. Don't panic. Just adjust your way of attacking the problem. Maybe sketch out your next couple scenes and see if you can write them bare bones style. Nothing but the essentials to be filled in later. There is no right path to get to 50k. Any path that gets you t...
Or some other means of staying energized. By now you're probably feeling the strain of the breakneck pace. And if you're anything like me, you've probably fallen behind your big dreams of hitting daily goals. Don't panic. Just adjust your way of attacking the problem. Maybe sketch out your next couple scenes and see if you can write them bare bones style. Nothing but the essentials to be filled in later. There is no right path to get to 50k. Any path that gets you t...
November 8, 2009
Day 9: Have An EndingThis isn't right for everyone but fo...
Day 9: Have An Ending
This isn't right for everyone but for me I need to know where my story is going before I can focus on the path to get there. Sometimes I even write the last scene or ending before I hit the midpoint. Taking this idea a little bit further you might find it useful to write little bare bones snippets of the big turning points in your story. These aren't made in stone and can be changed, edited or even cut later, but can help you keep on track and running ful speed when...
This isn't right for everyone but for me I need to know where my story is going before I can focus on the path to get there. Sometimes I even write the last scene or ending before I hit the midpoint. Taking this idea a little bit further you might find it useful to write little bare bones snippets of the big turning points in your story. These aren't made in stone and can be changed, edited or even cut later, but can help you keep on track and running ful speed when...
