Shannon Monson - Author

a cartoon of two spidermans standing in front of a nypd van Alt: a cartoon of two spidermen standing in front of a NYPD van and pointing back and forth at each other.

Mwahaha, no YOU!

a cartoon of two hands making a heart with the words thank you written on it Alt: a cartoon of two hands making a heart with the words thank you written on it

Wow thank you so much for all the kind support on #QuestPit today! What an awesome writing community! Saw some awesome pitches out there today! Great work everyone! Don't give up!

Aw thank you so much Tamara! 💕

Graphic with dark blue strip on top and larger light blue section everywhere else. White elegant words on top read "Badgerblood: Awakening." Words under that read "YA Medieval Fantasy; 91,000 words; S.C. Monson; Self-Published." To the right of that is a red book cover with the title "Badgerblood: Awakening" and the author name "S.C. Monson" and a badger head profile carved into a white spiral pendant. A red spiral border separates these from the rest of the words on the graphic which read, "A reclusive outlaw, haunted by his forgotten past and hunted by a tyrant, evades false murder charges by hiding in a feral Timberland, but when a headstrong girl barrels into the forest, Kor's magic pendant draws him to her, driving him from his sanctuary to face secrets key to saving the kingdom and his own soul."

Graphic with dark blue border and three sketches by S.C. Monson. Top left is a sketch of a bear-like borlan. Top right is a sketch of a badger. Bottom sketch is of a man being restrained. Dividing the top two pictures is the word reading down in all caps: "TORMENTED."

BADGERBLOOD: AWAKENING

Elements of IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES mix with THE PRINCESS BRIDE in this multi-POV, medieval style YA Fantasy.

#QuestPit #F #YA #P

This is so awesome! Great tweaking and such a good graphic in general! Well done!

I love this and the book so much! Awesome pitch and comps! I can't wait to see it on bookshelves! Way to go Jessica! 🤗💕

Love the art and the pitch!

So intriguing!

Ooooh I can't wait for this!!!!

You're welcome!

Neuroscience tells us human consciousness arises from neurons connecting and interacting.

But those are not the only cells in our brains.

In EXAPTATION, neuroscientist Joakim Mayor discovers each human brain can hold more than one mind.

Which mind deserves control?

Haha! That's awesome! 😂

a cartoon of a man and a woman looking into each others eyes Alt: Sophie and Howl from the Howl's Moving Castle movie embracing while Howl is in his feathered form and fiery ash falls from the sky.

WAKE was inspired by HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE w/:

~A self-sacrificing girl cursed w/ unwanted magic
~Who ends up living w/ a defective group
~Where she's teased w/ a feathery secret
~They develop a found family
~& she falls for 1 of them

Coming Spring 27

#QuestPit #P #YA #F #MY #R

This sounds awesome! Great pitch!

Left to right. Top row: A foggy city with a spire in the background. The hands of a clock approaching 12. Smoke from an explosive in a building. Middle row: A man in a waistcoat pointing at something. “Tick… Tock…” A man in a waistcoat sitting down. Bottom row: Silver coins covered in blood. A group of people standing inside a clock tower. Rain on a cobblestone street.

SIX OF CROWS X WHAT WAKES THE BELLS

After his sister is cursed by a vengeful goddess, a former pickpocket must steal a relic from the most powerful man in the city to save her. But he can’t pull it off alone, and not everyone in his ragtag crew can be trusted.

#QuestPit #NA #F #BVM #POC #Q #Heist

Ooh Sounds intriguing!!

Wow! Nice work!!

Ooh! Sounds so interesting!

A FORGERY OF FATE X LITTLE THIEVES

Pearl's got three months to kiss a prince or become sea foam—if she isn't killed by his cousin's harpoon first, of course.

🧜‍♀️Mermaid with a side of thievery and stalking
🪄Magic (and phones, I guess)
👫First Friend (like ever)
🍽️Predator x Prey?
#QuestPit #Q #YA #F

Haha! Thank you!

Aw thank you Jessica!

YESSS! I love this so much! This was an amazing beta read! 😍

Movie poster from The Monster Squad

Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein, The Bride, The Mummy, and Gill-man. A group of tweens stumble upon an ancient gem that grants them the power to turn into these monsters to protect it from an ancient sorcerer determined to reclaim it and take over the world. 👻 #QuestPit #MG #Q #BIPOC

Graphic with dark blue strip on top and larger light blue section everywhere else. White elegant words on top read "Badgerblood: Awakening." Words under that read "YA Medieval Fantasy; 91,000 words; S.C. Monson; Self-Published." To the right of that is a red book cover with the title "Badgerblood: Awakening" and the author name "S.C. Monson" and a badger head profile carved into a white spiral pendant. A red spiral border separates these from the rest of the words on the graphic which read, "A reclusive outlaw, haunted by his forgotten past and hunted by a tyrant, evades false murder charges by hiding in a feral Timberland, but when a headstrong girl barrels into the forest, Kor's magic pendant draws him to her, driving him from his sanctuary to face secrets key to saving the kingdom and his own soul."

Graphic with dark blue border and three sketches by S.C. Monson. Top left is a sketch of a bear-like borlan. Top right is a sketch of a badger. Bottom sketch is of a man being restrained. Dividing the top two pictures is the word reading down in all caps: "TORMENTED."

BADGERBLOOD: AWAKENING

Elements of IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES mix with THE PRINCESS BRIDE in this multi-POV, medieval style YA Fantasy.

#QuestPit #F #YA #P

a man leaning against a wall with the words " who are you " above him Alt: Half-dead Wesley from The Princess Bride leaning against a wall with the words "who are you?" and "Are we enemies?" flashing below him

BADGERBLOOD: AWAKENING
IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES X THE PRINCESS BRIDE
✅ Reclusive outlaw MMC
✅ Lost Hero
✅ Reluctant Chosen One
✅ Amnesia
✅ Hunted
✅ Evading false murder charges
✅ Feral Timberland
✅ Tyrant
✅ Good vs. Evil
✅ Headstrong FMC
✅ Luck-thieving girl
✅ Magic pendant
#QuestPit #F #YA #P

Homemade pretzel mummy dogs with ketchup faces smiling and frowning. Pizza pretzels on the left.

We make homemade pizza just for fun, also because it's delicious, and yesterday we made pizza pretzels. But also, kinda forgot to get a shot of them, so you get the mad mummy dogs instead with a peek at the pizza pretzels on the left. Happy October! 😊🎃

#Halloween #pizza

Yes, agree! Also, I remembered it wasn't the redwoods but the sequoias. Went there a few years ago. Amazing! Sorry, got them mixed up! But I do love the redwoods too. Been there too but it's been a while. All amazing trees!

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Love that this is a thing! So cool! Thanks for putting together these kinds of uplifting things. :)

Love those amazing big trees! My husband used a pic we took of the redwoods as part of the background design of my front book cover. Nature is awesome. 🙌