by Shonna | Sep 4, 2014 | Cinderella's Dress
I was just going about my life (grocery shopping, gardening, settling in to continue work on the sequel) when I saw this on Twitter and had to go check my email: Wahoo! Thanks to the great team at EntangledTeen for making this possible, and thank you readers for...
by Shonna | Aug 29, 2014 | Cinderella's Dress
I’ll be on the runway Sept 1st at Kindred Dreamheart talking about 1940’s fashion and Dior’s New Look. Kindred Dreamheart Novel Fashion...
by Shonna | Aug 14, 2014 | Coffee With Authors
There are two other new authors I’ve had the privilege of walking this debut year with. We’ve been thrown together for several events and dinners, and I’m so glad I’ve gotten to know them. Austin Aslan’s book just came out last week. Amy...
by Shonna | Aug 9, 2014 | Cinderella's Dress
Last Saturday was my final scheduled book signing for the launch of my debut YA novel, Cinderella’s Dress. I guess this means I can officially say my book has been launched. *throws confetti* So today, I thought I’d post some of the photos taken along the...
by Shonna | Aug 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
The book launch tour is over, but you can still visit these websites for reviews, excerpts, interviews, and guest posts. Prize pack based on items in the book: Signed copy of the book, bookmarks, an amber pendant, a dress-form ornament, tatting shuttle and...
by Shonna | Jul 31, 2014 | Coffee With Authors
Meet Chris Cannon, author of the YA novel Going Down in Flames (A Going Down in Flames Novel). She is one of my publishing housemates (is that what we call one another?) at Entangled Publishing. Her book came out his month and she was game to try a Google Hangout on...
by Shonna | Jul 20, 2014 | Crafting
Note from Shonna: I met Mily via my Cinderella’s Dress blog tour back in June. I noticed right away her creative touch: (Check out her pretty blog design and you’ll see what I mean: The YA’s Nightstand) Since then I’ve been following her on...
by Shonna | Jul 15, 2014 | reading challenge, Teaching Reading, Teens Doing Cool Things
So at one of my signings I met a YouTuber who introduced me to BookTubers. My life has not been the same since. BookTubers video-blog about reading/books/their bookshelves, etc. And then I found out this week there is a read-a-thon going on. A reading marathon with a...
by Shonna | Jul 2, 2014 | Cinderella's Dress
I recently became Twitter friends with YA author Ashlee Willis. When we found out we were debuting YA fantasy novels within weeks of one another, we decided we needed to do something. This is the something. Coffee with Authors is a new Google Hangout series I’m...
by Shonna | Jun 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Today was the day I met one of my editors face to face and we talked exclusive behind-the-scenes info about the making of Cinderella’s Dress and publishing in general. This was my first (Can you tell?!?) Google On Air Hangout. If you have any interest in...
