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Shanna Swendson

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Once upon a time ...

A little girl learned to amuse herself by making up stories in her head. She turned everyday activities into exciting adventures, and she made up new adventures for characters from her favorite movies, TV shows and books. Then one day she realized that if she wrote down those stories, she'd have a book! But that was crazy, she thought. Real people don't become novelists. That was like deciding you were going to be a movie star. You couldn't just go and do it.

But, it turns out, you can, and she did. She realized her dream of becoming a novelist and seeing her stories in bookstores.

And then she started to wig herself out by writing about herself in the third-person.

This is her story.

The Novelist's Journey

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Average rating: 3.91 · 56,662 ratings · 5,490 reviews · 39 distinct works • Similar authors

	Enchanted, Inc. (Enchanted, Inc., #1) 3.85 avg rating — 13,164 ratings — published 2005 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once Upon Stilettos (Enchanted, Inc., #2) 3.95 avg rating — 7,701 ratings — published 2006 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Damsel Under Stress (Enchanted, Inc., #3) 3.90 avg rating — 6,258 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Hex with Texas (Enchanted, Inc., #4) 3.98 avg rating — 5,962 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Much Ado About Magic (Enchanted, Inc., #5) 4.02 avg rating — 3,515 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Quest for the Wicked (Enchanted, Inc., #6) 3.84 avg rating — 2,963 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebel Mechanics (Rebel Mechanics, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 2,908 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kiss and Spell (Enchanted, Inc., #7) 4.04 avg rating — 2,583 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Make Mine Magic 3.62 avg rating — 2,269 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frogs and Kisses (Enchanted, Inc. #8) 4.10 avg rating — 1,202 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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One of the latest issues coming up in the book world is fan fiction being sold and promoted as such by major publishers. Fan fiction is stories fans write using characters from existing works or set in those worlds, and authors writing fan fiction isn’t at all new. Many authors get their start in writing with fan fiction, whether actually writing it or just making up stories or playing out scenari

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Shanna Swendson wrote a new blog post Franchise Creep One of the latest issues coming up in the book world is fan fiction being sold and promoted as such by major publishers. Fan fiction is stories fans w Read more of this blog post »
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Shanna Swendson rated a book it was amazing A Letter to the Luminous Deep (The Sunken Archive, #1) by Sylvie Cathrall (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is an absolutely delightful book that draws the reader into the world and into the lives of the characters through the letters they exchange. I can’t wait for the sequel.
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Shanna Swendson entered a giveaway Wooing the Witch Queen (Queens of Villainy, #1) by Stephanie Burgis (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Shanna Swendson made a comment on her review of The Boyfriend School (Ballantine Reader's Circle) " I had an apartment on Red River, near Hyde Park, for $250/month, furnished and all bills paid. Those were the days! "
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Shanna Swendson made a comment on The Power of Story " Lorrita wrote: "Your Enchanted Inc books are my “comfort” reads. I’ve read and reread them multiple times over the years. Thank you for sharing your g ...more "
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Shanna Swendson answered Goodreads's question: How do you deal with writer’s block? I take a walk, then get out a notebook and pen and brainstorm. I usually have more of a case of "I don't know what happens next" than a true block.
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Shanna Swendson rated a book it was amazing The Spellshop (Spellshop, #1) by Sarah Beth Durst (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Spellshop is a sweet, charming book about community that also gets into issues dealing with resources and how they should be fairly allocated, as well as questions about the difference between what’s right and what’s legal. There’s a subtle, gent ...more
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Shanna Swendson made a comment on Summer " I'm not a big beach person for summer because I sunburn when I think about the sun. Every time I've been to a beach in summer, I've ended up with a ma ...more "
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Shanna Swendson made a comment on A Big Fat Fantasy " It's long, and I did find it a bit difficult to get into, but if you give yourself a few hours for your first reading session, you'll get hooked. My p ...more "
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“Did someone actually have to do bad things to be a bad boy, or was it all about the potential? If it was the potential that counted, then maybe it was the restraint that was so sexy, knowing that he could do something dangerous and powerful but had the restraint not to.”
― Shanna Swendson, Enchanted, Inc.

tags: bad-boys, potential, restraint

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“But when I clicked over to my e-mail program, it was just another “great opportunity” spam, this time adding the words “don’t delete!” to the subject line. With a sense of perverse satisfaction, I deleted it. It was probably the only act of rebellion I’d get away with all day.”
― Shanna Swendson, Enchanted, Inc.

tags: humor

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“Ruling the world is overrated. It would really cut into your leisure time.”
― Shanna Swendson, No Quest for the Wicked

tags: owen-palmer

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