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Coming this April
Hello Dreamers Beckoning from the Stars, the much anticipated sequel to Whispers of the Abyss, will be published this April. Follow Dectective Frances Clark as she investigates the murder of stock broker and occult enthusiast Walter Keller. An investigation that drags her into cosmic mess caused by Abigale Morris' quest to free The Dreamweaver of Tides into the verse. One where the Detective gazed upon the right spot within dark matter, introduced to the star goddess Uxzil
Shannon Smith
Jan 81 min read


Happy New Years! Reflections and Resolutions
Hello Dreamers. Happy New Years! 2026 is around the corner, and 2025 had been just insane. I would like to just reflect, and discuss future goals. 2025 has been... Overall the world is in a strange place. The US went from being one of the most powerful nations in the world at the centre of western commerce and culture to being in complete decline. The world has faced disruption. Old allies are enemies now and wars have either started or intensified in that time. Canada
Shannon Smith
Jan 12 min read


Merry Spacemas Dreams!
Hello Dreamers.
Shannon Smith
Dec 25, 20251 min read


Guide From Madness Drops Christmas Day!
Hello Dreamers. Its official! Guide from Madness, the sequel to Champion of Seasons, has a launch date! At midnight EST on December 25th the book will go live on Amazon! DRM-Free epub file will also be available. And, as an experiment, for a limited time, you can Pre-Order a signed copy of Guide From Madness directly off this website! Great for such dreamers who wouldn't be able to see me at a live event, mostly due to not being in Ontario, Canada. I'm just excited that I
Shannon Smith
Dec 17, 20251 min read


Toronowrimo, a Month in Review
Hello Dreamers. Wix Studio gave me tons of these November is over and now its December, so now that I have to worry about Christmas and New Years Eve, I would like to reflect on Toronowrimo. Its a good challenge to get words out. After all, no one has time to spend 10 years of their lives writing their magnum opus. Did I Make It? I wrote everyday for most days of the week. After all, to reach the 50,000 word goal you have to pump out about 1,667 words per day for the 30 da
Shannon Smith
Dec 2, 20253 min read


Commissions are Open!
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.
Shannon Smith
Nov 18, 20251 min read


Quiet Drop and Torowrimo Updates
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'
Shannon Smith
Nov 4, 20252 min read


CanCon Ottawa Debrief
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
Shannon Smith
Oct 23, 20256 min read


WOTS Debrief
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
Shannon Smith
Oct 1, 20253 min read


Word on the Street is Coming!
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.
Shannon Smith
Sep 22, 20251 min read


Guide From Madness Campaign is Almost Over
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
Shannon Smith
Aug 27, 20251 min read


Back Guide From Madness!
Hello Dreamers. It's Live!!! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shannonfrancessmith/guide-from-madness Take this opportunity to...
Shannon Smith
Aug 5, 20251 min read


HYPE! I HAS A CAMPAIGN THINGIE!
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
Shannon Smith
Aug 1, 20251 min read


What have I been up to?
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....
Shannon Smith
Jun 16, 20252 min read


PO Box is Live!
Hello Dreamers. Photo by Ekaterina Belinskaya: https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-metal-frame-4744773/ The offical Space Whale Dreams PO...
Shannon Smith
Jun 4, 20251 min read


Pride Month has Started
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...
Shannon Smith
Jun 1, 20251 min read


Quantum Songstress is Closer to Launch!
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...
Shannon Smith
Apr 22, 20251 min read


Happy 4/20 Easter
Hello Dreamers, Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-and-brown-rabbit-on-green-grass-field-372166/ As I was posting this...
Shannon Smith
Apr 20, 20251 min read


Cannot Please Everyone All the Time
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...
Shannon Smith
Apr 15, 20252 min read


I'm doing things, I promice
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...
Shannon Smith
Mar 22, 20251 min read
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