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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 18h

October TBR - The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell (Humorous Fantasy) - Marbles by Ellen Forney (Graphic Memoir) - Something else? I'd like to continue the Stormlight Archive series, but, like last month, I don't know if I'll have the time 💙📚

The cover of The Dragon Has Some Complaints, featuring a woman and a three headed dragon. The woman is smiling down at one head that appears to be laughing. A second head looks down on both while wearing a monocle. A third appears to be growling

The cover of Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, & Me, featuring an illustrated face with short black hair, black eyes, and pale skin looking up at some colorfully striped semicircles at the top of the cover

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 30/09/2026

My September reading wrap-up is smaller than usual because it excludes the two editing related books where I only read the parts that were useful to me Still, these two novels made a good accompaniment! 💙📚

A graphic of September reads, featuring the covers of Hunchback and The Grand Paloma Resort

Disability Bookshelf @disabilitybooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 29/09/2026

I was a beta reader for this book. So excited to see that it's about to be published at last! 💙📚 www.youtube.com/shorts/WI5Lg...

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Child of Earth and Air available where you get books starting Oct 1st, 2026 #books

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 26/09/2026

Quote from Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing by Claire Kehrwald Cook I wasn't taught this "rule" myself, but I know others who were. Equating commas to pauses was probably intended to make learning easier, but it seems to me it's only led to more confusion over commas! #writing

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 26/09/2026

"some teachers were still telling students to insert punctuation wherever pauses would occur... While rhetorical punctuation—punctuation to show how words should be read aloud—has its place even today, it is confined to contexts in which structure neither requires nor proscribes punctuation."

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 26/09/2026

Day 6 of painting a stained glass dragon

A paint by number of a dragon. It has a purple body with blue and lilac wings. A moon is in the sky, and a stained glass style border surrounds

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 25/09/2026

Yet another way that AI is being used to trick people into believing lies while leeching off the honest work of others... If Amazon doesn't care enough to fix the problem, sadly we all need to do the work of spreading awareness

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 25/09/2026

I've finished reading The Grand Paloma Resort already! Fast paced with morally complex characters and a lot to say about the tourism industry in countries like the Dominican Republic. A great read for Hispanic Heritage Month or any other time! 💙📚

Cover of The Grand Paloma Resort, featuring beach chairs and red umbrellas partially submerged under water, with a streak of lightning overhead

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 25/09/2026

Day 5 of painting a stained glass dragon

A paint by number of a dragon. The wings and portions of the body are filled in, as well as the moon in the sky

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 24/09/2026

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 24/09/2026

Day 4 of painting a stained glass dragon Not much progress tonight, but every little bit counts!

A paint by number of a dragon. Portions of the wing and body are filled in, and a moon is taking shape in the sky

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 24/09/2026

I can already tell this is going to be a quick read. It's one of those books where, once you get started, you need to know how it all turns out! 💙📚

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 23/09/2026

Day 3 of painting a stained glass dragon Starting to fill things in!

A paint by number of a dragon, with the outline filled in and spots of color on the legs, wings, and face

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 23/09/2026

New library book! Not my usual genre, but the luxury resort setting from the perspective of the staff intrigues me 💙📚

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 22/09/2026

Having read that book, I understand 😆

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 21/09/2026

Day 2 of painting a stained glass dragon

A paint by number of a dragon. So far, only the outline is complete

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 20/09/2026

This excerpt from Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing by Claire Kehrwald Cook

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 20/09/2026

Part two of "Forget what you learned in school". I had a high school teacher who took points off if we ever started a sentence with "however". The author of this book read my mind that I was remembering exactly that as I read! #writing #editing

A photo of a book page saying, "Some teachers used to argue that a conjunctive however, since it stresses what it precedes, has no business coming first in the sentence. But Theodore Bernstein contends that an initial however points to a contrast between the two sentences it separates and that signaling the contrast at the outset has its advantages."

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 19/09/2026

I've finished reading Hunchback, and I have mixed feelings. It's very well-written and thought provoking, but some of it seems provocative for the sake of being provocative. As if the author believed it wouldn't sell any copies otherwise. Which, I suppose if true is thought-provoking in itself 🤔 💙📚

The cover of Hunchback, featuring abstract art formed of interconnected orange shapes, which somewhat resembles a figure with a curved back, looking to the left

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 19/09/2026

Day 1 of painting a stained glass dragon

A paint by number with the outline of a dragon partially completed. The details of the wing are sketched out fully, but the face has only a nostril and a faint smile

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 18/09/2026

Yeah, trying to play to both crowds isn't cool. But I'd like to believe some people genuinely have a difficult time identifying what is obvious to others. I wish all AI-generated content had to be labeled as such

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 18/09/2026

It's so difficult these days 😞 My only hope is that it's obvious I'm not using AI because I'm so bad at photography

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 18/09/2026

I think there are some amateur critics out there who need to read this. And yes, I did just use a "to be" verb (Passage from Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing by Claire Kehrwald Cook) #writing

A photo of a book page with an example of removing "it is essential that" to reduce wordiness, followed by a caveat that you may not want to do this because "it is essential that" adds emphasis and you may be able to justify slowing the pace. It then goes on to say, "No one recommends that you banish the verb to be and all passive forms from your writing."

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 15/09/2026

I didn't realize when I picked up this book that it hasn't been updated since 1985. 😬 Now that I look, reviews seem mixed between "this is an evergreen classic on editing" and "language has changed in the last forty years". I guess I'm about to see which camp I agree with as I dive in 💙📚

A photo of a book page detailing the exciting new concept of a word processing program that can identify various types of errors. "Not many students, so far, have worked with these teaching aids" it says

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 13/09/2026

"I believe he is of [my kind];—I am sure he is—I feel akin to him—I understand the language of his countenance and movements: though rank and wealth sever us widely, I have something in my brain and heart, in my blood and nerves, that assimilates me mentally to him." - Jane Eyre #SundaySentence

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 12/09/2026

I mean, who doesn't love cats?

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 12/09/2026

Because my library system doesn't have a physical copy of this book, I put a hold on the audiobook. Almost five months later, it's finally available for me to borrow! 💙📚

A screenshot from a library site, showing the book Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa was put on hold on April 23rd and is now ready to borrow

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 12/09/2026

I love a book that you can read and reread and get something different out of it during different parts of your life 💙📚

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This one's directed at male writers: Just looked at a successful male writer's profile and the other writers he follows. With the exception of two, they're all male. Guys, this is how you edge women out of the industry and the conversation. Stop making us beg for a seat at the table.

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 10/09/2026

From Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë: 💙📚

A photo of a page with quote: "Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and a field for their efforts, as much as their brothers do; they suffer from too rigid a restraint, too absolute a stagnation, precisely as men would suffer."

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 09/09/2026

A signed Terry Pratchett?! That's awesome!

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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Ruby Bridges was 6-years-old when she stepped into the history books. Bravely accompanied by her mother, she was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white school in the South. It was not long ago… Today is her birthday. She is still with us. She is 72. Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges 💜

Young Ruby Bridges, photo in black and white

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 07/09/2026

I'm about a hundred pages into my reread of Jane Eyre, and I'm remembering why I love this book so much. I love Jane and Helen and Miss Temple! And the writing is so beautiful and so profound 💙📚

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 06/09/2026

Close up on the front and back cover of this special edition of Jane Eyre. It's not easy to tell from photos, but these are actually raised illustrations. The texture of them is delightful! 💙📚

The cover of Jane Eyre, depicting a man and a woman in a garden with flowers and a tree. If you look closely, you can see that the woman and the flowers are physically standing out from the background

The back cover of Jane Eyre, featuring a large Gothic style house with a figure looking out the uppermost window. The text is simply a quote from the book: "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me."

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 05/09/2026

Well, I was wrong. I had to enter all the information about the book to get it imported into StoryGraph, but once I did, the page for it was created right away! Great job, StoryGraph! If all self-published authors used it, everything would be perfect 💙📚 app.thestorygraph.com/books/68346c...

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The Seven by Stefan Kyosev

Three years ago, a chasm swallowed a whole forest rumoured to hold a wishing well.The event unea...

Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · 05/09/2026

The Seven: a D & D inspired fantasy novel set in a city where a chasm swallowed up a forest and the wishing well that it contained. Here, a group of adventurers crosses a nefarious cult. Want to know more? Read the full review on my blog! #bookblogger 💙📚 shannonfallon.com/2026/09/05/s...

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Should You Read The Seven by Stefan Kyosev?

“Snow. It could never linger in this city, and yet it kept falling: slow, heavy, all-covering. “Despite the altitude, despite the cold winds playing their freezing song through the narr…