Thank you, Kitty, for offering to host me on your GMTA blog today.  

My novel, Child of Mine, is about an infertile midwife, a strong, independent, knows-what-she-wants kind of woman.  She has always directed her life, from deciding…

LARP: The Battle for Verona is the story of four friends thrown into an unbelievable situation. A medieval terrorist army, from Mongolia, invades their tiny island community, and decides to colonize it. The local medieval LARP group (Live Action Role Play. People who do battle reenactments) decide to handle the situation themselves, and proceed to fight off the invaders. The main characters have everything against them; they’re seen as geeky outcasts by their community,…

Are great writers born, or are they created?

Long, long ago when I was a little girl, my mother would read to me as some of you may know from reading my bio. I’ve always believed it was she who taught me to love books and the escape they can bring. But, maybe my brain cells were just configured in a way that made me receptive to her stories. Maybe another child would have been wiggling and squirming, bored to…

A Writer's Eye View of Sequels

Only twice have I wanted to throw a novel across the room. Both times I was reading the first book in a series, and the ending came to…

I first realized that I am a lesbian when I was studying in seminary to become a Presbyterian minister. I quickly learned that, if I came out and chose to live my life honestly and openly, I would not be allowed to be ordained as a minister. I had to…

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Superhero Shows Kids

How to Stand Up to Bullies!

What a man! It’s Manner-Man! This dynamic superhero helps children learn manners, how to cope with bullies, and how to look within…

TITLE: Deleted Scene from “Perfection Unleashed”

I love the extra features that accompany movie DVDs, like the director’s commentary, movie bloopers, and deleted scenes. My debut novel, …

How you came up with the idea for the book and how you created your characters.

Typically, Untimed began from a fusion of ideas. Lingering in my mind for over twenty years was a time travel story about people from the future who fell “downtime” to…

My junior year at boarding school included German, Greek history, and for English we read Milton’s Paradise Lost and had to write a 500 word essay every weekday.  Like everybody I wrote it longhand in pencil on lined paper. Mr. Gurney marked them…

About Jennifer Shirk: Jennifer Shirk has a bachelor degree in pharmacy--which has in NO WAY at all helped her with her writing career. But she likes to point it out, since it shows romantic-at-hearts come in all shapes, sizes, and mind-numbing educations.



She writes…

Below, In the voice of my main character, "Lester Briggs."

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About the book: The Ripple in Space-Time

During the warm and sleepy mid-summer’s days of 2010, I had a few gossamer ideas for a new science fiction tale floating around in my head.

I now suspect that these bits and…

How much of the book is real?

Much of the novel is real. The geographic venue of the novel is as accurate as I could make it. The Tombigbee and Black Warrior Rivers are located as depicted, as are Forkland, Eutaw, Demopolis, the Columbus Road, the Eutaw Road, Saint Johns…

No Plan B: How Not to Give Up, Never, Not Ever

I got my start in romantic suspense novels for adults. It was my critique partner that said, “Shannon, you have a young voice. Ever thought of writing for teens?” My response:…

"My new favorite author is Sasha Summers.  She's as addictive as chocolate." - Marcia King Gamble, National Best-Selling Author

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Can you tell us about the journey that led you to write your book?

The journey that led me write such a story as The Fart That Saved Christmas is as long and "twisted" as my life.

I…

The End of Something

“Honey, why don’t we make love anymore?”…