Hi! I’m Shannon. I write things.
What things do I write? Books, short stories, and articles. Also grocery lists. (But do any of us actually use a paper and pen for grocery lists these days? Does it count as writing if I’m only using my thumbs? At what point does the writing become to-do listing or social media post captioning or — yep, no, stopping now.)
Here’s what I look like, in case you wanted to know.
And here I am being whimsical.
Personally, I’m more partial to the second one, but that’s just me. Get it? Just me?
I’m sorry, please don’t leave. I’ll get to the good stuff.
I write because it’s the best (and only) way I know to turn the stuff that bubbles between my ears into something tangible and, dare I say, helpful.
I write professionally. It’s my job. And I like what I do because it gives me an opportunity to guide others. I write articles about investing and credit cards and personal finance. You can check ’em out here.
But I also write privately. Personally? For myself, I mean. And when I say I write for myself, I do. But I also write for others. Most of my personal work revolves around mental health. In fact, I published a book in 2019 on the very topic — a collection of creative non-fiction called The Guest House.
Whether you bump into my words on a screen or on paper, I hope they help. And in the interim, I’ll be here.
With keyboard and pen.
Shannon
