Tuesday Pil

Tuesday Pil asked Shannon Messenger:

Don't you ever just doubt yourself or your writing? Aren't you ever afraid that what you write isn't what people like? Because I find myself questioning my skills a lot and I wonder if other authors feel that way sometimes. (Even though there's literally no reason for you to doubt yourself because your skills are AMAAAAZING :D )

Shannon Messenger I think doubt is inescapable when you do something creative, because creative things are subjective. And the fact of the matter is, there WILL be some people who don't like what you create. It happens to all of us (yes, even to me). So the only thing you can really do is make sure that you love what you make, and surround yourself with people who will push you to do your best. If I know that I'm happy with the book, and that the people I trust (like my editor, agent, and crit partners) are happy with the book, then I've done all I can do, and there's no need to listen to those nagging little voices of doubt.

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A Goodreads user asked Shannon Messenger:

So, I was thinking up Keeper pick up lines 4 valentines, and I thought of one: "Are you made of Luminescence? Cuz you light up my world!" Or something like that. And I was just making sure if Luminescence is that like really bright star? :) P.S. Also, is that how you spell it? It auto corrected it to that. :)

Tiffany Vo

Tiffany Vo asked Shannon Messenger:

Hello! I know these are really unrelated, random, and out-of-nowhere questions but... 1)Do you ever watch anime? 2) When you were back in school, what was your favorite and least favorite subjects? What were your electives? 3) What's your favorite genre? (For books, movies, so on...) 4) How did you meet your husband? (Sorry if this is a bit personal and weird, I'm just naturally curious about those things...)

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