Shannon McKelden

Why Do I Feel Like I’m Cheating?

Shannon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:31:12 +0000

Have you ever noticed that sometimes, when you don’t expect much from yourself, and then you do better than you expected, you suddenly feel like maybe you’re doing it wrong? Take NaNoWriMo (or NaNo, for the even lazier of us) for instance. We are now on day 4. Day 3 technically, for me, since I haven’t [...]

Diet, Week 11?

Shannon — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:00:33 +0000

So, you might remember how, like 2 months ago I mentioned I was going to begin nutritional lifestyle changes? I’m really happy to report that I’ve been pretty successful! At last weigh-in, almost a week ago, I was down 14.2 lbs. Pretty dang good in my estimation. Part of the reason I’ve been able to stay [...]

Time Flies

Shannon — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:50:22 +0000

I can’t believe 2 months has gone by since I last blogged! How awful of me! Probably no one is reading this anymore but spammers (who have thoughtfully commented at least 19 times in the last month since I cleaned out the spam filter — way to show dedictation, dudes!). Hopefully, though, I’ve not lost you [...]

Worst Review Ever Revisited

Shannon — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:58:49 +0000

So you all remember my Worst Review Ever, right? I (well, the critic genius of Kevin M. McElroy, anyway) won the Spring contest and ended up with a lovely $100 Target gift Card. So much fun! Anyway, with the contest over, I’d pretty much forgotten about the whole thing (except to read the new postings of [...]

Diet Day 1 Report

Shannon — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:31:26 +0000

This may bore some of you to tears, but I’m going to give diet updates here anyway. Feel free to join me if you’re struggling with changing lifelong bad habits, too! I’d love to hear from you. Maybe this will keep me honest. Day 1, yesterday, wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. The [...]

Friday 5: Five Random Questions

Shannon — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:53:02 +0000

Sorry for my absence. I really have no excuse other than I’ve been busy. But who hasn’t? Really. That’s not a good excuse. So, I’ll just say I’ve been lazy and haven’t made the blog a priority. Bad me. so, I thought I’d throw out some random questions that have been on my mind lately. Oh, [...]

Guest Review – My Soul To Take

Shannon — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:16:40 +0000

Today we have a special treat! Darling Daughter is guest blogging here with her review of the first Harlequin Teen book! We were both really excited to read MY SOUL TO TAKE, by Rachel Vincent. We decided to post the review here. Take it away, Darling Daughter: The long awaited debut in the HarlequinTEEN line comes out [...]

Vacation turns Daycation

Shannon — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:47:52 +0000

I apologize for disappearing again. Like I said in my last post, summer, even without big plans, is turning out to be busier than the school year! In the last couple of weeks, I’ve: Plotted and wrote a synopsis for a possible third Venus book. Done all my page proofs for VENUS GUY TRAP. Interviewed, planned, and wrote [...]

Drive-by Check-in

Shannon — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:54:11 +0000

Why is the summer so nutso? It’s not like we’re going anywhere or doing anything this summer (other than the kids on a 5-day camping trip with WaterGuy and I joining them for just one night). Still, I feel busier than when school was in session. I’m hoping for some good news soon, but that’s all you’re [...]

At the beginning again

Shannon — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:59:32 +0000

Beginning a new book always feels to me like learning to write all over again. It’s not like I’ve never done it before either. I’ve recently finished up VENUS GUY TRAP (out February 2010, but you can preorder it on the Canadian Amazon.com right now! LOL ), which was my 7th completed novel. I’m not [...]