by Shonna | Dec 18, 2015 | 1940's, History, Random fun
Since I wrote two novels set in the 1940s (Cinderella’s Dress and Cinderella’s Shoes) I was curious about what Christmas music my characters would have been listening to back then. Turns out, they were listening to many of the same songs we are now. My...
by Shonna | Nov 18, 2015 | Random fun, recipes, Youtube
My publisher put out a call for short videos highlighting our family holiday traditions. One that stands out to me from my childhood, and that I’ve carried on as a mom is to make pizzelle cookies around Christmas time. You need a pizzelle iron to make them and...
by Shonna | Oct 26, 2015 | Cinderella's Shoes, Random fun, Youtube
Had a great time with Amy K. Nichols in Tucson this past weekend. We met a lot of interesting people and left a lot of signed books behind (Barnes & Noble at Eastside and Westside, plus Mostly Books). Here’s what we did:...
by Shonna | Oct 21, 2015 | Cinderella's Shoes, Random fun, Youtube
Saturday, Oct 24th I’ll be taking a road trip with fellow YA author Amy K. Nichols. We are on tour with our novels and plan to visit: Eastside Barnes & Noble at 11:00 Mostly Books at 2:00 (Giving an author talk and Q&A) Westside Barnes & Noble at...
by Shonna | Aug 7, 2015 | Random fun, Youtube
Okay, I was all over the princess challenge for Booktubeathon’s video challenge #5. Couldn’t help myself. The challenge was to carry books on your head that spell out your first name…and then keep adding books until they fall...
by Shonna | Aug 6, 2015 | Random fun, reading challenge, Youtube
For this booktubeathon challenge we decided to build a town by the lake out of...