by Shonna | Feb 5, 2014 | Cinderella's Dress
I first learned of the monuments men when I was doing research for my novel, Cinderella’s Dress. I was reading/watching anything from the 1940s to get a base for the plot. When I heard about (the then) new book coming out called the The Monuments Men: Allied...
by Shonna | Jan 29, 2014 | Teaching Writing
(Know these quotes? Check out the list at the end of this post!) When I started down the path of professional writer I had to unlearn some “rules” I’d picked up along the way. I saw one of these misleading rules while looking for pictures to repin to my teaching...
by Shonna | Jan 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Join me for my first official author event at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, AZ. At 4pm on Saturday, January 25, Changing Hands Bookstore presents YAllapalooza 2014, a literary extravaganza for tween and teen readers. Here’s your chance to mix and mingle...
by Shonna | Jan 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
I love it when I find blogs or videos about teens doing cool things. Here is thirteen-year-old Logan LaPlante at a Tedx talk explaining his homeschool education....
by Shonna | Jan 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
My friend from Book Club invited me to go with her to Ted Dekker’s Outlaw Tour, his first book tour in 15 years. If you are unfamiliar with Ted Dekker, here is a snippet from his website: Ted Dekker (born October 24, 1962) is a New York Times best-selling author...
by Shonna | Nov 25, 2013 | status update
The time has come to say goodbye to “Statue Girl.” She has been my avatar since I first started blogging at Routines for Writers back in 2008. She is my Gravatar. My Twitter feed. Even my little-used Facebook girl. I like her because she is a fairly...
by Shonna | Nov 12, 2013 | Teens Doing Cool Things
My son is participating in World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine this weekend. He will fast for 30 hours starting Friday morning at 8:00, just before he takes his first competitive math test of the year. I’m glad the test is in the morning instead of the afternoon...
