Forever revising

by Shana Norris // September 15, 2011 // Comments off

I did a school visit last Friday while I was in Winston-Salem for the BOOKMARKS Festival (which was very, very awesome!). I spoke to an English class at North Forsyth High School about writing and becoming a writer. I have... Continue reading →

They’re here!

by Shana Norris // September 8, 2011 // Comments off

Look what arrived just in time! Postcards for The Boyfriend Thief! Of course, I have a lot more than this (like 500 of them). I’m taking these to the festival on Saturday to give away to anyone who stops by... Continue reading →

News and appearances

by Shana Norris // September 6, 2011 // Comments off

With my vacation and the hurricane, I haven’t had a chance to announce my good news about The Boyfriend Thief here. So here goes: My agent sold translation rights in both the Czech Republic and China! What does that mean?... Continue reading →

The Aftermath

by Shana Norris // August 30, 2011 // Comments off

Well, I had expected to come back over the weekend and tell you about my vacation last week. I went to Florida to see my family. But before we left, we saw a little thing called Tropical Storm Irene on... Continue reading →

Things this week

by Shana Norris // August 12, 2011 // Comments off

I think I’m drowning in tomatoes. We started growing tomatoes a few years ago and so far, we’re on this every other year cycle where we get tons of tomatoes, but the years in between we get almost none. This... Continue reading →

Friday Four

by Shana Norris // August 5, 2011 // Comments off

The other writer in my family is my great-grandmother. She writes poetry mostly and published a book of poems years ago when I was younger. She reads my books and tells everyone about them and always asks when my next... Continue reading →

Thoughts on one month self-publishing

by Shana Norris // August 2, 2011 // Comments off

Now that my first month of self-publishing an ebook has come to an end, I feel a bit more ready to talk about my experiences and thoughts on the process. I’m not an expert at all, but I hope this... Continue reading →

Courage and old friends

by Shana Norris // July 28, 2011 // Comments off

I don’t usually talk much about what I’m working on because I have this problem where if I talk too much about it before it’s written, I seem to lose interest in the story. Plus, I ALWAYS change my mind... Continue reading →

First book blogger review for The Boyfriend Thief

by Shana Norris // July 20, 2011 // Comments off

The hardest part of releasing a new book is waiting for reviews. Even though this is my third book, the nervousness about reviews hasn’t gotten any easier! With traditional publishing, there are advanced reader copies that your publisher sends out.... Continue reading →

The Fairy Godmother Dilemma Blog Tour

by Shana Norris // July 18, 2011 // Comments off

I’m excited to host Danyelle Leafty today for her blog tour for The Fairy Godmother Dilemma. This is a fun fairy tale story with characters that I love already. Danyelle is doing something different with her book by offering it... Continue reading →