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- Shannon Evans (editor@mywritingmentor.com)-TM
Hometown:
Bainbridge Island, Washington but grew up in Mississippi
I write book reviews and critiques for self-published and mainstream authors with candor and a "positive pen." I am a writing mentor, content editor, literary coach, technical writer, English teacher, and sometime confessor to budding authors all around the world. I help dreams "make it" into print at affordable prices.
No offshore outsourcing and no subcontracting of editing, all work is done in a professional manner that gets your finished book to the typesetter. Editor to author communication is conducted in a facilitative manner that presents the author with descriptive as well as prescriptive feedback. This presents the client options for corrections and revisions of text while preserving the heart and soul of the work as envisioned by the author.
A good editor who shares the author's passion and vision for their work is hard to find. Mywritingmentor(TM) keeps the author's voice and passion alive in their work...just without the nasty comma splices and participles that are forever dangling.
- Favorite Books:
- As I lay Dying
Light in August
The Secret Chicken Club (George Shannon)
Delta Wedding
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Eagle Harbor Books - Bainbridge Island, WA
Powell's - Portland, OR
Sam Weller Book Sellers - Salt Lake City, UT
The King's English - Salt Lake City, UT
Chimneys - Columbus, MS
Heide Bibliotek - Geilenkirchen, Germany
Quotes to ponder
"We are so much more than what we have or what we do. If not, who are we when we no longer do or have? "
Judy Wright
The Artichoke-finding the heart of the story in the journey of life
www.artichokepress.com
Judy Wright
The Artichoke-finding the heart of the story in the journey of life
www.artichokepress.com
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Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
Things People Say and Do at Book Signings
Saturday was a Killer Career book signing at Barnes and Noble in Schaumburg. I just love the way they do their posters, by the way. Very professional looking.
It was 70 degrees outside, which is an unusual temperature for November. Needless to say, not everyone wanted to waste such a beautiful day by pending it inside a book shop.
The usual assortment of customers did come by, some asking me questions about how long it took to write my book, how I got started, and how many books I'd written.
Some said they'd never heard of me. I've heard that one before. (g)
What was surprising is that three children, not at the same time or with the same party, asked for my autograph - two on the back of bookmarks, one on a slip of paper. That usually doesn't happen. Maybe it's the economy. I don't know if their parents put them up to it, or if they thought of it themselves.
One person asked about my book and then said she doesn't buy from Barnes and Noble, but online instead. Since she was in the store, I can only assume she was scouting there for books first. I don't know.
Oh, yes, a variation on the restroom question was, "Where are the dictionaries?"
Another took the time to show me some missing pages in one of the magazines.
What about you? What questions have people asked you at book signings? Anything that stood out at a book signing you'd like to share?
New Review for Killer Career
I'm happy to report a new review for Killer Career, this time from Lucille P. Robinson, from Sassy Brit's Gang athttp://tjbook-list.blogspot.com/2009/11/killer-career-morgan-mandel-choice-one.html
Thanks,
Morgan Mandel
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I am the author of a book of poetry that I thonk you would enjoy. Please check out my page for details.
hey Shannon -- my new book, MOM SAID KILL is officially released October 7th, but I got my box of advance copies yesterday. YAY! It looks like a book.Check out my blog here on Book Place for my July Author special.
Thanks and have a wonderful week!
Heather
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Yours in writing,
Pat
Please be sure to stop back on occasion...or even visit my blog, my life is murphy's law...I happen to write there the most probably because it's the most fun writing for me.
Unfortunately I've got so much on my plate, I may forget what resources are available to me when the time comes for me to get book to market. I'm getting close. Ron Powers worked closely with me. He took my writing to another level. Stay in touch and again, thanks for your time and consideration.
Attended the book festival in Vegas. The attendance was great. If you are around on the 28th & 29th stop by my book signing at CSN. Congrats on your latest book editing!!
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