Kill List

by Shana Norris // September 14, 2012 // Comments off

A ninja is always on the lookout for extraneous words Photo by glasgow’s finest, used under Creative Commons license No, that doesn’t say Hit List. It says Kill List, but it is like a Hit List–a hit list to take... Continue reading →

Catching Up

by Shana Norris // September 12, 2012 // Comments off

I know I’ve been really quiet lately. I’ve been busy trying to finish up two books–the sequel to Surfacing and a novella that goes along with the series. Look for more details about both of those coming up soon! I’m... Continue reading →

Links for Friday

by Shana Norris // January 13, 2012 // Comments off

I seem to be all over the web right now! 🙂 Here are a few links where you can find me this weekend: I’m now a team member of The Writer’s Voice and I posted yesterday about how to use... Continue reading →

NaNoWriMo Wrap Up

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

So how did all of you do in NaNoWriMo? I finished it up on Wednesday afternoon, with about 50,100 words. It was kind of a non-occasion because I’m not done with the book yet! I’m really only in the middle... Continue reading →

Links for Wednesday

by Shana Norris // November 23, 2011 // Comments off

I’m coming off of two insane, stressful days, so unfortunately I don’t have much energy left for a real blog post. Instead, I’ll give you a few links I’ve saved lately. YA author Katie Klein did an interview with me... Continue reading →

NaNoWriMo

by Shana Norris // November 7, 2011 // Comments off

It’s November! You know what that means? Surfacing will be out in less than a week. 😀 It also means that it’s NaNoWriMo time. If you don’t know what NaNoWriMo is, you can visit the website to find out all... Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

Friday Five

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

1. I didn’t even go to the midnight Harry Potter premiere, but I still feel so tired today. I kept waking up all through the night for no reason and now I just want to go take a nap for... Continue reading →