A Fangirl’s Dream Comes True (MYWB)

Most people who “know me” know me will be able to answer this question: Who is Shonell’s favorite author? Answer? Bernice McFadden. Almost 20 years ago, I was an undergraduate and needed to come up with an idea for a research paper. I wanted to examine the portrayals of black women in fiction, and by […]

Quotes from Make Your Writing Bloom

When working on Make Your Writing Bloom, my very dear sister from another mother and fellow writer Samara King suggested I add callouts in the book that contained quotes worth remembering. Below are a five quotes from MYWB to think on!   Writing (or not writing) affects your body, mind, and spirit. ||||||| Fear can push […]

WHO Is Behind Make Your Writing Bloom?

Make Your Writing Bloom, a book to help writers who are stuck (in writing) get unstuck, is written by writing evangelist Shonell Bacon. Shonell is a Jacqueline of all trades and a mistress of some; her primary goals are to educate, entertain, and excite her readers and clients. She adores words and the stories that […]

Lattes, Location & Writing – ChickLitGurrl Talks

[freecodesource.com pictures] Back in February while I was still in Lubbock, I dreamed about being back home in Lake Charles, LA and all the time I would spend in cafés, sipping on the decadent lattes I love and writing. I moved back to Lake Charles on March 1. I have been in no cafés since my return. […]

Check Out My Latest Piece “The Ups and Downs of Storytelling” at Daily Tablet

Do you know what the Daily Tablet [link] is? Daily Tablet is a brand-spanking new site, and its goal is to deliver the latest, greatest, hottest and coolest writer-friendly stuff directly to your inbox each weekday. I recently joined DT as a DT Expert, someone to help inspire writers to…well, WRITE! My first monthly post […]