by Shonna | Apr 2, 2014 | Teens Doing Cool Things
Day 2 in the #atozchallenge! Over the past few years we’ve seen a rash of Photoshop backlash. You can search on YouTube for “Photoshop model before and after” and find almost 50,000 videos: a mix of how-tos and fails and calling out the practice of making real humans...
by Shonna | Apr 1, 2014 | Book Art, Cinderella's Dress, Favorite Books and Authors
With my book launch looming (T minus 2 months, 2 days) for Cinderella’s Dress, I’m analyzing what other authors do for book signings. One of my favorite fan-girl moments is seeing the unique ways in which authors autograph their books. Some have specific...
by Shonna | Mar 23, 2014 | Cinderella's Dress, Fairy tales, Favorite Books and Authors
Cinderella has always been one of my favorite fairy-tales. It’s not so much the rags-to-riches for me, or the romance, but the prevailing sense of justice when the girl who was treated so cruelly rises above, and takes the very place her tormentors were vying for. The...
by Shonna | Mar 19, 2014 | School Stuff, status update
We studied Egypt earlier this school year so a trip to Memphis, Tennessee was a nice alternative to traveling to the real Egypt. Just think: a pyramid (overlooking the Mississippi instead of the Nile), and hieroglyphs, and an obelisk all in one handy spot! ...
by Shonna | Feb 18, 2014 | Cinderella's Dress, Teaching Writing
For months I’ve been living in relative bliss, with thoughts of the infamous EDIT LETTER looming over my head…but far above my head, like a distant storm I knew was coming but was a ways off yet. And then…it came: (Thanks Theresa and...
