Day jobs and books

by Shana Norris // December 8, 2006 // Comments off

I’ve already gotten the question “Are you planning a career change?” several times while spreading the news of the sale. Which really means, “Are you quitting your day job?” Not anytime soon! I was pleasantly surprised and thrilled with my... Continue reading →

Middle of the night progress

by Shana Norris // June 4, 2006 // Comments off

I finished the first draft of Girlfriend at about 4:00am this morning. I could not fall asleep last night, which has been a recurring thing lately. So I got the laptop out and settled on the couch to write. But... Continue reading →

Not quite a day off

by Shana Norris // May 30, 2006 // Comments off

I enjoyed the three-day weekend from my day job, but I still spent my day off working. I made quite a bit of progress on Girlfriend, including getting through a section that was just difficult to write (the words DID... Continue reading →

Moving forward

by Shana Norris // May 26, 2006 // Comments off

It’s back to writing for me. I’ve spent this week focusing on revisions for Libby and Emma and did no writing on Girlfriend at all. But Libby has been completed and sent back to my agent, and Emma is now... Continue reading →

Girlfriend soundtrack

by Shana Norris // May 14, 2006 // Comments off

I love creating soundtracks for the books I’m writing. It’s a lot of fun picking out the perfect songs to accompany each moment of the story. And yes, I do sometimes have these songs playing while I write to keep... Continue reading →

Such a doll

by Shana Norris // May 10, 2006 // Comments off

This is what I would look like if I were a doll. And if I were a fairy. That must be Bandit sitting next to me. He’s the only black and white cat I have. (Made using this.) I’m still... Continue reading →

Snowflakes in May

by Shana Norris // May 7, 2006 // Comments off

I’ve always been one of those non-outline writers. I’ve heard several different names for it. Organic writer. “Fly by the seat of your pants” writer. Whatever you call it, I’ve always been the kind of writer that just sits down... Continue reading →

New month, new book

by Shana Norris // December 2, 2005 // Comments off

I started off December by starting a new book. It’s the next YA I had planned. The working title is Natalie’s Book, which is how I’ll refer to it here, but I do have a real title already in mind... Continue reading →