Hello Dreamers. Its official! I've decided to open up for custom commissions. If you, or know someone, that needs a story written but neither has the time or writing aptitude to do so, I can help... for a fee of course! If interested, here is the link for more information or to make a request: https://www.spacewhaledreams.com/commissions Now to go back to November Writing Activities.

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'

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. 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. 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. 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. Some updates on current projects that are up in the air. Been a while since I posted as I feel like the thumbnail....

Hello Dreamers. Photo by Ekaterina Belinskaya: https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-metal-frame-4744773/ The offical Space Whale Dreams PO...

Hello Dreamers Photo taken by Peter. Sorry, that's all I have. So June 1st starts off pride month. A time to promote the rights and...

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, Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-and-brown-rabbit-on-green-grass-field-372166/ As I was posting this...

Hello Dreamers, Some of you are fans of Champion of Seasons, others Whispers of the Abyss. One's YA high-fantasy and the other is...

Dreamers, I get now more than ever you need a dream or two, and its been too long since I've posted on the blog. So, updates! Quantum...

Hello Dreamers, First Ottawa CanCon, now Toronto Word on the Street! Clearly I'm going places! Be a fun opportunity to hang out near...

Hello Dreamers! After some careful consideration, I have decided to attend CanCon Ottawa this year as a vendor!!! Where? What? CanCon...

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, As part of some business experimentation I have decided to open a Wix shop, where I can sell the ebook versions of my...