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Reviewing the Old, Welcoming the New
Can you believe it's the last day of 2019? This is the end of a decade! I can barely wrap my mind around it. I was too young to...
Shannon Aardsma
Dec 31, 20194 min read
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What I learned from Self-publishing
Self-publishing has been quite a journey. When I began this journey, everything was new and exciting. Quickly, I realized how little I...
Shannon Aardsma
Dec 15, 20198 min read
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Suspense
One element of writing that makes for a great novel that will keep readers reading is suspense. I'm not great at writing suspense, but...
Shannon Aardsma
Oct 19, 20193 min read
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Great Books I've Read Recently
This will be a rather short list as I don't really read a lot, but here goes! "Eve" by Paul Young I was skeptical about this book at...
Shannon Aardsma
Sep 27, 20193 min read
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A trip down Memory Lane
I MISSED ANOTHER POST LAST WEEK! Hi, everyone. :) Sorry about last week, but it completely slipped my mind. And I don't have anything too...
Shannon Aardsma
Sep 20, 20193 min read
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Changes
Hey, y'all! So some of you may know that my life has been changing quite a bit lately. Well, "quite a bit" for me at least since I hate...
Shannon Aardsma
Sep 6, 20192 min read
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The Physician
Hey, y'all! So...I know that I missed last week's post. Life has been crazy busy lately. I've started a new job! BUT since I'll be...
Shannon Aardsma
Aug 30, 20197 min read
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Exciting News!
No snippet this week because I'm going to instead give you all an update on my writing journey! I'm almost finished with my final edit! I...
Shannon Aardsma
Aug 16, 20191 min read
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Catch-up!
On a warm September morning in Germany, as the birds were just beginning their morning chorus, and the city was just waking up, there was...
Shannon Aardsma
Aug 10, 20192 min read
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"Beauty in the Water"
Sandy stared down at the clear water, her friends encouraging her to jump. She clung to the coarse rope, her toes just over the edge of...
Shannon Aardsma
Aug 2, 20194 min read
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Unfinished
“We’re losing her!” Pam grabbed the defibrillator in a final attempt to revive the young woman, but to no avail. “Gone…” “5:02. Official...
Shannon Aardsma
Jul 26, 20192 min read
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Cake-- A Great Motivator
Star Child Snippet #1: Interrogation Person: I ain’t talkin. Gabe: sharpens knife We have ways of making people talk. grins darkly Jeff:...
Shannon Aardsma
Jul 19, 20191 min read
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Safety in Shadows
My tears mixed with the rain washing over her lifeless body. Each thunderclap shook me with terror. A few feet away, my father lay...
Shannon Aardsma
Jul 14, 20192 min read
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The Battle Raged On
The battle raged on. Swords clanged against swords, arrows whistled through the air, shouts of pain mingled with cries of short...
Shannon Aardsma
Jul 5, 20194 min read
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Jane Returns!
This week has been...different. Confusing. Busy. Therefore...I kinda forgot about preparing a post for today. Thankfully, I have a small...
Shannon Aardsma
Jun 28, 20191 min read
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Old Versus New
Hey, y'all! For this week's post, here's a snippet of my old work! I wrote this...five years ago? And I've done no editing on it. It's...
Shannon Aardsma
Jun 21, 20192 min read
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Prologue Snippet
For today's post, I thought I'd share the prologue to my current WIP (work in progress) "The Protector". Enjoy! There was a time when the...
Shannon Aardsma
Jun 14, 20192 min read
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A Writer's ABCs
Here are some fun "ABCs" for all you writers. Enjoy! And share with your friends. Maybe they'll understand your a little better. :)...
Shannon Aardsma
Jun 7, 20197 min read
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A Writer Is…
Hopeful about her future. Enthusiastic about books--- hers and anyone else’s. Adventurous in all things. Risky--- she’s a writer after...
Shannon Aardsma
Jun 2, 20191 min read
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Writers
I thought it would be fun to compile a bunch of quotes about writers that I find amusing or that are actually true (or both). So here it...
Shannon Aardsma
May 24, 20192 min read
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