This summer’s enchanting romance from Scrivenings Press is set in Texas and brings BIG fun to readers. The author, Shannon Sue Dunlap, writes books with a dose of laughter and a spoonful of Love. One of the greatest compliments you can give her is saying her story made you laugh-out-loud. She loves traveling around the world, singing tunes from classic musicals, Dr. Pepper, and Jesus. If you go to her website (listed below), you will receive a free sweet romance novella for signing up for her email list.
Shannon answered some questions for us about this book and upcoming projects.
What are you working on right now?
The sequel to Lone Star Sweetheart. It’s about a big-city college professor who takes the job of small-town elementary principal and struggles to fit in. Good thing she has the handsome and sweet music teacher to help her adjust. My own experience as a teacher gives me lots of funny memories to draw from while writing this story.
What is your next writing project?
I’m planning a sequel for a romcom I wrote about four golden girl matchmakers living on a cruise ship.
How do you relax and recharge when you step away from writing?
I like to watch Korean dramas and variety shows. They contain lots of romance and humor. Perhaps they help keep my mind from wandering to other things because I have to concentrate on the subtitles.
Do you journal?
Unfaithfully, yes. I have a poetry journal, a promises journal, a prayer journal, a purse-sized journal, and I consistently forget to write in all of them.
What genre would you like to consider in the future that differs from that/those you do now?
Historical Regency Romance. I loved reading that genre in the past and believe I’d enjoy creating it.
What book or book series have you recently enjoyed reading?
Cues by Vanessa Van Edwards was fascinating. It’s all about body language and the signals people unwittingly send out with their movements. As a writer, I wanted to incorporate some of the insights she revealed into my own stories.
If you could have an unlimited supply of one thing for the rest of your life, what would you like?
Patience. I’m a teacher and, as the end of the school year draws close, my supply is low.
If you could be any fictional character, who would you be and why?
Lizzie Bennett, because she gets to kiss Mr. Darcy.
What’s your best advice for other writers?
Don’t give up at the first “no” (or the twentieth). An unfortunate reality of the writing life is rejections. If an editor, agent, or publisher doesn’t like your book, keep working and honing and improving. Someday the “no” will turn into a “yes.”
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