Shanlynn Walker's Blog

Starting today, I have a Goodreads giveaway going for five signed copies of the third book in the Dragons of Daegonlot series, The Godling Staff. This book will be published on January 9th, 2018, but the winners of the contest will be able to receive the book before Christmas! So, if you want some light Christmas break reading please enter! Good luck!

It's been several months since I have last posted anything, and for that, I apologize. I have been getting quite a few emails about when my next book will be released, and I still don't have a firm date for that, but I thought I could at least post an update.

Without going into a lot of detail, I've had a tremendous upheaval in my personal life that unfortunately put the progress of the third book on hold. I have started working on it again, and I'm hoping to have it out by Christmas/New Year time frame, but don't hold me to that just yet. I would like to thank everyone for being patient with me, and for reaching out to ask about the progress. It means the world to me to know so many people are eagerly awaiting the next installment in the Dragons of Daegonlot series.

Hello fellow readers! I was looking over some emails this past week from some of my readers, as well as a few Facebook messages, and a few asked me a question I myself was asking not too long ago: Do you have any advice on how to become a writer? For any of you reading this that wants to become a writer, you will probably not find a golden nugget buried within my answer. For me, there was no special thing that happened or a flash of brilliant insight. In fact, for me it was just a hobby I

Hi everyone! I have a few things to post about today, which is nice. First, and the question I get more than any other, is how is book three coming along? Well, I've finished Chapter Seven and I'm working on Chapter Eight. I don't know how much information that is for you, because I don't know yet how many chapters the book is going to have. But, I would say it's at least half to three quarters of the way through the first draft. Fortunately, I don't have a long, extensive editing process,

Hello fellow readers! It's been a long week, and I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm looking forward to watching some Game of Thrones tonight! YAY JON SMITH! Love him, even though he don't know nothing... Also, before Game of Thrones comes on, I'm hoping to finish up chapter eight in the third book. Not sure if it will happen, but we shall see. I just finished chapter seven last night, and overall, I was pleased with it, but we will have to wait and see what my mother thinks of it.

I was sitting at my desk the other night, waiting for a new idea to pop into my head as I sometimes do, and I started looking over some previous emails. Much of it was from other authors asking me if I would like to swap book reviews. You see, when I first published my book, I, like most new authors, had a really hard time getting people to leave reviews (not that I don't still have the problem, but that's another issue). So, when I saw an opportunity to swap reviews with other authors, I

Hello everyone! If, like myself, you work during the week, you are also probably glad it's finally Friday! Yay! That being said, just wanted to mention a few things today so I don't take up too much of your time since I'm sure a lot of people have plans for the weekend. Be sure to catch my newsletter tomorrow, it will feature Assaph Mehr and his book, Murder in Absentia. I read it, it was good, so if you like a mixture of detective mystery and togas, be sure to check it out. I'd also like

Hello everyone! I don't know how many of you know (or remember) Sylas in the books is based entirely off my dog, Sylas, a fawn Doberman. He's without a doubt the goofiest dog, and he has a terrible ball obsession! Just this past weekend one of my kids dropped a tennis ball in the house, so Sylas jumped off my couch onto my coffee table, slid off of it (taking everything on it with him), chased the ball down, then crashed into the wall. He walked it off like a champ, in fact, I'm not sure he

Hello everyone! It's a fine Saturday night, and instead of going out with my hubby, I have decided to continue writing book three. Don't feel bad for me, however, I'm one of those weird people who probably has just as much fun sitting at home as I do out and about. Besides, the peace and quiet is good for my creative side, and I don't get it very often, so let's all rejoice instead! I hope everyone has had a chance to check out the gallery page on my website. I'm still adding some pictures,

Hello everyone! I hope you are all having a great night, and I certainly won't keep you too long. I wanted to let everyone know I am hosting another giveaway on Goodreads, this time for a free, signed copy of the first book in the Dragons of Daegonlot series, Dragon Orb. You don't have to buy anything to enter, simply click hereto go to the page and click the button that says "Enter Giveaway." That's it! Also, if you haven't had a chance to visit my website recently, I have added a new