Troy High sneak peek

by Shana Norris // February 16, 2009 // Comments off

There’s a mention of my next book Troy High in the newest Publisher’s Weekly, as part of their article on Fall 2009 sneak previews. You can see it here, under the Abrams/Amulet list. Now that there’s a little bit of... Continue reading →

I feel productive

by Shana Norris // December 19, 2008 // Comments off

Christmas shopping? Done. Closet cleaning? Done, although now it looks weird and empty. (Took out a bunch of clothes that don’t fit and all of The Husband’s shirts that he no longer wears.) Edits on Troy High? Those are done... Continue reading →

Friday Five

by Shana Norris // December 5, 2008 // Comments off

1. Working hard on edits for my second book this week. I haven’t read the book in several months so I don’t mind reading it again and can enjoy it because I’m not sick of it at the moment. But... Continue reading →

NCTE/ALAN

by Shana Norris // November 25, 2008 // Comments off

I got back home right after midnight last night after a whirlwind day. But my first NCTE was a lot of fun! San Antonio is a cool city, although my feet aren’t too happy with the blisters I now have... Continue reading →

Bits of news

by Shana Norris // May 16, 2008 // Comments off

My second book is now scheduled to be released Fall 2009 instead of Spring. It’s a bit of a bummer to have to wait longer, but it does make sense. The book takes place at the beginning of the school... Continue reading →

Bad news, but there’s good news too!

by Shana Norris // April 23, 2008 // Comments off

First the bad news: The head honchos at the CW have decided to stop posting Gossip Girl episodes online. Nooooo!! I was an online only viewer of GG because The Husband and I watch other things at the time that... Continue reading →

Making plans

by Shana Norris // April 16, 2008 // Comments off

Thanks for all the comments on my haircut! Everyone at work keeps telling me how cute it is. I like that it takes a lot less time to dry in the mornings! I’m working on revisions for Book Two, which... Continue reading →

Done!

by Shana Norris // November 29, 2006 // Comments off

50,372 words! Finished NaNoWriMo and the overall book during lunch today. As I got closer to the end I was pretty sure that it wouldn’t go much farther over 50K. There are a few things I want to add in... Continue reading →

Approaching the finish line

by Shana Norris // November 28, 2006 // Comments off

I considered taking my laptop to Florida with me so I could write during the ride there and back, but at the last minute decided not to. I really didn’t want to have to keep an eye on the thing... Continue reading →

Close to crashing

by Shana Norris // November 20, 2006 // Comments off

I like doing NaNoWriMo and getting that push to get a story out of my head in 30 days, but this is the time during November when I start feeling like I need a break. The story is going really... Continue reading →