Hello Dreamers. First, its November. Meaning the decade-long tradition of writing 50,000 words in 30 days started. As I am focusing on output these posts would be mostly updates. Here is everything for November. Toronto Wrimo I am using the output of my writing to finish up the initial draft of Whisper of the Abyss' sequel. The working title being "Beckoning from the Stars." Following the detective tasked with solving Walter's murder, the narrative focuses more on Uxzil'

Discover the CanCon Ottawa haul featuring Canadian authors and creators. Watch the video and explore links to Gayle Morrow, John Haas, Mona Storm, and more.

Hello Dreamers. CanCon Ottawa was a whirlwind of excitement and stress. The weekend was packed with experiences that I can’t wait to share with you. Day 0: The Journey Begins I woke up early on Thursday. I boarded the train to Toronto from my hometown. I had messed up my train booking for Ottawa, missing the 10:48 AM departure from Union Station. Once on VIA Rail, I felt a wave of relief. My luggage was within weight limits, and I had accepted that the cart would stay home. I

Hello Dreamers Got all these weird AI images, might as well put them to use. After some arguments with my computer, I got the haul video up onto Youtube. It simply goes through everything I bought at Ignite and WOTS. Another will be posted post CanCon Ottawa. Below are where you can find these books by these authors. Just as a warning some of them might not be available anymore. With that, enjoy! Books Fate's Fall Volume 1 by Karla Doyle: https://www.amazon.ca/Fates-Falls-

Hello Dreamers. I had a grande time at WOTS! Over the weekend I was able to sell 8 books and an embroidered patch. While not quite enough to pay for the table, its still a better outcome than at Ignite by Books. I also got to talk to readers and hand out business cards. All and all, a great time. As with WOTS there were lessons to be learned and some interesting trends that popped up. The Book that Sold the Most Is... Whispers of the Abyss. Yeah, I know, people heard 'Te

Hello Dreamers. How many of you are in Toronto, or surrounding area? How many of you have time to spare? Well, Toronto's Word on the Street is this week! Sept 27th - Sept 28th this year! I will be there, with a table. There will be physical copies and merch for sale! I have a square reader for those who want to pay with plastic. Whether you buy anything or not it would be a good opportunity to see me in person! Hope to see you there.

Hello Dreamers. So I attended the event over the weekend. Overall I had a good time and got to meet some cool people, though there are a few takeaways from the event that I know I need to incorporate in future events, not just for Ignite, but others, like WOTS. Like perhaps booking two nights as opposed to one in the hotel - I pretty well scrambled on the last day to get on transit and get home. As well as not forgetting my business cards (oops). Booth Setup On the day of t

Hello Dreamers. The campaign will end in 3 days. If you have pledged already, thank you. But if you haven't, you might want to consider it. Either way, if you can share the campaign link to anyone you think would be interested in backing Guide From Madness, that would be great as well. Much of the merch wouldn't be worth ordering if it fails. Thank you for your time and attention. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shannonfrancessmith/guide-from-madness

Hello Dreamers, Below is chapter 1 of Guide from Madness, if you wish to get an idea about the quality, pacing, and overall style of the writing, feel free to give it a read. Now, quick disclaimer this chapter is pending another editing pass and will have some differences in the final work. Enjoy. Chapter 1: Helen watered the garden in Lord Baxter’s estate, staring at all the pretty flowers beading water from the iron watering can designed for this very purpose. From forge

Hello Dreamers. It's Live!!! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shannonfrancessmith/guide-from-madness Take this opportunity to...

Hello Dreamers. As some of you might be aware I am experimenting with crowdfunding again! This time its on Kickstarter. While their funding model is all or nothing, they also have a higher success rate overall than Indiegogo. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shannonfrancessmith/guide-from-madness Due to a few setbacks I'm aiming to have the book on Amazon by September 21st. Might be later depending on what's going on. Feel a little sad that it won't be ready til the en

Hello Dreamers. There is nothing more cringe than finding an error in your book once its been published, and is out there for the world...

Hello Dreamers. The next story in the Anataya Chronicals is out! The new Story, Weight of the Tithe , takes place in the same world as...

Hello Dreamers Below is Chapter 1 of Quantum Songstress. Give it a read if you like. Consider buying the book when it comes out if you...

Hello Dreamers, Some sad news is the launch of Quantum Songstress has been pushed to April 30th. I just got the cover art today and its...

Hello Dreamers, I have uploaded the audiobook files for Whispers of the Abyss. Yes its on Audible, but I went with the non-exclusive...

Hello Dreamers, Experimenting with a means of monetization that I hope would be good for buyer and seller. You can purchase your copy...

Hello Dreamers, Sample from the Audiobook version of Whispers of the Abyss, coming soon within the next few weeks! Best I could do with...

Hello Dreamers, Quantum Songstress is in professional editing now. When I get it back, its one more editing pass and cover art before...

Hello Dreamers, Look! Uh, Shannon, $10 isn't a lot of money! So? The $10 represents people on Amazon, most of whom will be strangers,...