Shannon Hitchcock » Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer

I read Guideposts magazine every month. It’s my antidote to all the negativity on the evening news. There’s an article in the...

I keep a copy of the FLIP DICTIONARY on my desk. Let’s say I’m writing a dance scene. If I look up...

It all starts with the question: What’s your book about? I used to say THE BALLAD OF JESSIE PEARL was about tuberculosis,...

My monthly critique group meeting was on Wednesday. Here we are at International Mall. Eileen and Joni have big news about their...

(One of the images from my Pinterest board. My grandmother embroidered these horses on a pillowcase for my sister. When the pillowcase...

I recently finished reading P.S. BE ELEVEN by Rita Williams-Garcia. What makes this book unique is that it’s infused with voice. Big...

Quinn Norris chose THE BALLAD OF JESSIE PEARL as the favorite book she read this past school year. She designed a JESSIE...

Recently, I had the chance to visit one of my oldest friends in Tucson, Arizona. Just look at that sky and the...

Recently I traveled to my hometown, East Bend, North Carolina, for a book signing at the East Bend Public Library. This is...

In 1969, my sister was hit by a car. She was only five-years-old when it happened. I was playing in the sandbox...