Welcome to Shannon Peel's Writing Blog

This blog focuses on my life as a writer and a divorced woman in Vancouver who writes a fictional series called #ThatsLife about what life is like for women in the 21st Century

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Shannon Peel

Apr 25, 2019
4 min

Setting the Story in Canada

When some people hear that my novel THIRTEEN is set in Canada they automatically say, why Canada? Wouldn’t it do better if it was set in...

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Shannon Peel

Apr 11, 2019
3 min

Editing is Lacking Online

Editing Social Media Copy You Need a New Pair of Eyes Your brain does funny things when trying to edit recently written copy, it sees...

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Shannon Peel

Mar 26, 2019
13 min

Knowing Your Characters

The first part of writing a novel is figuring out what it’s about. The next step is to figure out whom the story is about. Characters...

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Shannon Peel

Mar 22, 2019
3 min

List of Female Writers

I thought I'd put together a list of Women Authors. The problem is there are so many I didn't know who to put on the list and who to...

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Shannon Peel

Mar 22, 2019
3 min

Insomnia, Unemployment, and Writing

From March 2016 It's 2:30 AM. I've woken up. Probably some truck that went by or the heartburn. I hate heartburn. What can I expect when...

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Shannon Peel

Mar 22, 2019
2 min

Writers Online Platform Mistakes

Yikes is right, I've made some mistakes. I'm reading 'Create Your Writer Platform' by Chuck Sambuchino and it's a bit overwhelming. I'm...

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Shannon Peel

Feb 15, 2019
3 min

RED DAWN (2012) & THIRTEEN

Last night I watched the 2012 Version on Netflix. The premise of THIRTEEN is very similar to Red Dawn, a North American city is invaded...

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