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Becoming a Comedy Fantasy Author-It’s Just One Long Sigh at This Point
Comedy Author Plugs Book Without Any Self-Deprecating Humor (Rare) My name is Shy MacShannon and I am a (soon-to-be published) Comedy Fantasy author. I’m currently working on my debut Chuck the Chosen, a comedic fantasy about a 34-year-old guy who… Continue reading
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Becoming a Self-Published Canadian Author-Please Let the Writer’s Block Leave Me Alone!
Shameless Plug For those of you who don’t know, my name is Shy MacShannon and I am a Canadian (soon-to-be published) author. I’m currently working on my debut Chuck the Chosen, a comedic fantasy about a 34-year-old guy who just… Continue reading
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Becoming a Published Author-Maybe, Perhaps, By Chance, I Know What I’m Doing?
For those of you who don’t know, my name is Shy MacShannon and I am a Canadian (soon-to-be published) author. I’m currently working on my debut Chuck the Chosen, a comedic fantasy about a 34-year-old guy who just wants to… Continue reading
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Blog for New Writers-The Benefit of a Writing Contest (and which ones I’ve participated in)
When I first graduated from my English degree, I didn’t know what I was doing. I basically googled and scrolled Instagram till my fingers bled to find credible contests that I felt like I could genuinely trust. Because let’s face… Continue reading
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Journey to Becoming a Published Author-First Time for Everything
Today marks the beginning of draft 2 of Chuck the Chosen. I’ve drafted stories, both short and long, but never have I completed a novel from start to finish, drafting included. I’m in unknown territory, and frankly, I’m slightly in… Continue reading
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Blog for New Writers-Why I’m Using Chapter Titles
For anyone who has read earlier posts of this blog, you will have seen that I wanted to create a blog for new writers. It stemmed from the fact that when I first started out I felt so overwhelmed by… Continue reading
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Becoming a Published Author-The Halfway Mark and Slight Burnout
I am officially at the halfway mark in Chuck the Chosen but you know what that means? I’m second-guessing everything I’ve written thus far! Not to worry, I’m throating punching the self-doubt and imposter syndrome. I’ll gaslight myself into believing… Continue reading
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Becoming a Published Author: Finally Ready and No Longer Afraid
I hate to admit this but we all go through it. I let life get in the way of what I so desperately want out of this one life I get to have. But you know what? That’s okay. I’m… Continue reading
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Day 6-Becoming a Published Author
Sometimes I wish I wasn’t a panster. I tried, genuinely. I gave outlining a go and it didn’t make the writing process any easier. And honestly, it takes the mystery out of it. I like finding out what… Continue reading
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Day 5 of Writing My Debut Epic Fantasy
Today was a damn good day. I was worried when I woke up and pulled out my laptop that I had completely lost the momentum I had boasted about yesterday. But it honestly turned into the best writing… Continue reading