Shannon Hitchcock » A Writer’s Life

On February 16th, I participated in my first World Read Aloud Day. I Skyped with kids in Asheville, North Carolina, Hagerstown, Maryland,...

I’ll be Skyping with Margaret Simon’s class on March 7th, and she interviewed me for her blog. Margaret and I were both...

On Saturday, I participated in my first ever podcast along with fellow Middle Grade author, Monika Schroeder. Our host was Ken Butcher,...

I first read Joyce Moyer Hostetter’s book, BLUE in 2006. I was especially drawn to BLUE because of its setting–rural North Carolina,...

Hi Kerry, Thanks for answering my questions about middle grade novels in general, and your own book, JUST A DROP OF WATER...

Hi Kathleen! Thanks for stopping by to chat about the books that influenced you as a child and books that served as...

Hi Shannon! Thanks for chatting with me about Middle Grade books in general and your novels in particular. Thank you! Happy...

Marketing can be a drag for writers, it can feel so self-promotional. And it requires a lot of time. But with...

I read and reviewed the book Greenhorn a couple of years ago so I was intrigued to see how the story translated...

The view outside my window at the WOW Retreat in Helen, Georgia! I recently attended the 2015 WOW Retreat, and...