Shannon Schuren, Author
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What I’m Working On:
I did one more final polish on my Lily Island story and sent it off to Writer’s Digest this morning. I’m feeling good about it, so good that if it doesn’t net me anything at WD, I’m going to try and submit it at Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. It’s been one of [...]
This is a post that will appeal to no one except the writers in the group. In other words, no one. But if that intrigues you, read on.
I’m working on a short story. I’m calling it a cross between Northern Exposure and Nero Wolfe. Which sets some impossibly high standards, but I’ve always been ignorant of a [...]
I have not posted in quite a while, which I’m sure bothers no one but my mother. While I haven’t been writing here, I have been writing. At the beginning of the year, in an effort to improve my skills, I signed up for a great short story workshop over at Toasted Cheese Literary Journal.
Now, [...]
Sadly, this is the title of my short story and not any sort of commentary on the sorry state of my work ethic!
But seriously, The Flash Fiction Offensive has graciously agreed to publish another one of my stories. You can read it here:
http://theflashfictionoffensive.blogspot.com/2010/02/working-stiff-by-shannon-schuren.html
or click on the link under ‘My Stories’ on the right.
Happy reading!
One of my (very) short stories was recently accepted for inclusion in an anthology of flash fiction. Daily Flash: 365 Days of Flash Fiction is being put together by Pill Hill Press and will be available around December of this year.
I am very excited about this one!
Actually, I’m very excited about all of my acceptances, [...]
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I entered the 24-Hour Fiction Contest over at Writer’s Weekly this weekend. The concept is simple: they email you a paragraph with the theme at noon on Saturday, and you have until noon on Sunday to come up with a story. Here is this year’s topic:
From her lap, his shiny black eyes stared up at [...]
My latest, “Hands-Free Annihilation,” is up at Big Pulp. It’s about a GPS system that gains awareness and turns murderous. Kind of like my own GPS system. Although to be fair, Gabbie didn’t have the mouth on her that this one does.
Anyway, you can take a look at:
http://www.bigpulp.com/
My story is currently on the front page, [...]
They were kind enough to publish my newest story, ‘Til Death, a cheery little tale about a new bride and a missing groom. I’m afraid I can’t say anymore about it, other than The Flash Fiction Offensive rocks!! Oh, you wanted to hear about the story? Go read it yourself.
http://theflashfictionoffensive.blogspot.com/2009/11/til-death-by-shannon-schuren.html
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Life is good.
As I type this, everything is better. The sun is brighter, my children are sweeter. The bacon is crisper.
I have found my bliss, and it is the ending of my novel! Not ending as in I have finished, but ending as in I now KNOW WHAT HAPPENS!
This may come as a surprise to [...]
There are so many books in the world, and so little time to read them. This is not new insight, I’m aware, but it is something I struggle with both as a reader and a writer. After all, how can I justify putting a book down just because it hasn’t held my attention as closely [...]
