by Shonna | Oct 2, 2020 | History, Listen To This, Spindle
This is a sample of my newsletter. If you’d like to subscribe, sign up below. Personal news to share along with some interesting things I’ve learned while researching fairy tales and history! Listen to this: History August 26 this year, the United States marked...
by Shonna | Mar 27, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge, Spindle
This week we’re reading some more popular stories: 49: The Six Swans50: Little Briar-Rose (see also Sleeping Beauty)51: Foundling-Bird52: King Thrushbeard
by Shonna | Dec 5, 2016 | 1800s, History, Spindle
I’m frequently asked about my playlist. Many authors curate a list of songs to play while writing their novels. These songs can help set the tone for an exciting scene, for instance, such as a dramatic piece from a movie soundtrack. Or a love song can help the...
by Shonna | Nov 29, 2016 | Spindle
Giving away a signed first edition copy. Enter here: Goodreads Book Giveaway Spindle by Shonna Slayton Giveaway ends December 12, 2016. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter...
by Shonna | Nov 12, 2016 | 1800s, Books, Spindle
How do you choose?!? The library is burning and you can only rescue one book. In this video I talk about the one book I would save, plus which books two of my characters in my new book, Spindle, would save. I got a little carried away with this video on two fronts: 1....
by Shonna | Oct 10, 2016 | 1800s, Fairy tales, Spindle
Tour giveaway: Signed first-edition copies of Cinderella’s Dress and Cinderella’s Shoes (Oct 3 – Oct 14) In a world where fairies lurk and curses linger, love can bleed like the prick of a finger… Briar Rose knows her life will never be a fairy tale. She’s...