by Shonna | Apr 7, 2014 | Cinderella's Dress, Fairy tales, Favorite Books and Authors
In the midst of this A to Z Blogging Challenge I have been tagged on another blog challenge from one of my new writing friends for the “My Writing Process Blog Tour,” which, I suppose would be the title of my blog post today, were it not for the fact it...
by Shonna | Apr 4, 2014 | Cinderella's Dress
Dress for Success is an international organization that helps disadvantaged women find, and keep jobs, by providing them with career-appropriate clothing, support, and career guidance. They have helped over 700,000 women enter the workforce since 1997. This is such a...
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 | 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...
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...