Shannon Stacey

I hate to be harsh, but…dudes, you suck. Were you trying to illustrate to aspiring writers how to lose your audience in five minutes or less? I mean, you barely have an audience for this moronic show to begin with, which is why—last I heard—you’re scheduled for cancellation, but alienating the few you had left [...]

I posted this back in March of ’05, but I think it’s hilarious. Since we’re talking weather and it was brought up in comments, I’ll post it again. 60 F: Southern Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in New England sunbathe. 50 F: New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. People in New England plant gardens. [...]

It just occured to me I don’t know if there’s an etiquette regarding quoting Twitter bits in blog posts, so I’ll fudge along. Anyway, the other day (yesterday?), Twitterer #1 twitted about it being 36 degrees and uncomfortably cold. Twitterer #2 said she wished it was 36 degrees where she is (paraphrasing), and I said [...]

One of the things I learned about my writing during my first sale and now is how much I need the sticky notes. When those OMG, I need to fix that! lightbulb moments came—usually while showering, washing dishes, driving or otherwise occupied—I used to go back in the manuscript and rewrite until it was fixed. [...]