Shannon Monson - Author
@scmonsonwriting.bsky.social
Wife, Indie author of YA Fantasy, homemade🍕specialist, 🐕🐈-sitter.
We make homemade pizza just for fun, also because it's delicious, and yesterday we made pizza pretzels. But also, kinda forgot to get a shot of them, so you get the mad mummy dogs instead with a peek at the pizza pretzels on the left. Happy October! 😊🎃
#Halloween #pizza
#Halloween #pizza
October 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We make homemade pizza just for fun, also because it's delicious, and yesterday we made pizza pretzels. But also, kinda forgot to get a shot of them, so you get the mad mummy dogs instead with a peek at the pizza pretzels on the left. Happy October! 😊🎃
#Halloween #pizza
#Halloween #pizza
Sorry. Last, last #UnhingedPit post, promise. This is for a 2nd project, my WIP, Badgerblood 2.
Princess Bride X Sword of Shannara X Don Quixote...? (Maybe. But without singing and hair. Maybe. Okay, MOST POVs w/hair. 🧔)
#FingerDrawing #WIP #YA #F #OutlawMMC #AdventurousFMC
Princess Bride X Sword of Shannara X Don Quixote...? (Maybe. But without singing and hair. Maybe. Okay, MOST POVs w/hair. 🧔)
#FingerDrawing #WIP #YA #F #OutlawMMC #AdventurousFMC
September 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Sorry. Last, last #UnhingedPit post, promise. This is for a 2nd project, my WIP, Badgerblood 2.
Princess Bride X Sword of Shannara X Don Quixote...? (Maybe. But without singing and hair. Maybe. Okay, MOST POVs w/hair. 🧔)
#FingerDrawing #WIP #YA #F #OutlawMMC #AdventurousFMC
Princess Bride X Sword of Shannara X Don Quixote...? (Maybe. But without singing and hair. Maybe. Okay, MOST POVs w/hair. 🧔)
#FingerDrawing #WIP #YA #F #OutlawMMC #AdventurousFMC
Last of my #UnhingedPit posts!
SWORD OF SHANNARA X SHADOW OF THE FOX
Chuck Norris doesn't cry tears, he cries badgers.
#YA #F #P #SelfPublished
SWORD OF SHANNARA X SHADOW OF THE FOX
Chuck Norris doesn't cry tears, he cries badgers.
#YA #F #P #SelfPublished
September 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Last of my #UnhingedPit posts!
SWORD OF SHANNARA X SHADOW OF THE FOX
Chuck Norris doesn't cry tears, he cries badgers.
#YA #F #P #SelfPublished
SWORD OF SHANNARA X SHADOW OF THE FOX
Chuck Norris doesn't cry tears, he cries badgers.
#YA #F #P #SelfPublished
Princess Bride X Sword of Shannara
#UnhingedPit #YA #F #P #selfPublished #MultiPOV #OutlawMMC #AdventurousFMC
#FingerDrawing
#IHaveNoIdeaWhatImDoing
#FinallyGetToUseOutdatedComps
#YoureWelcomeForThoseExceedinglyLongHashtags #SorryNotSorry
#UnhingedPit #YA #F #P #selfPublished #MultiPOV #OutlawMMC #AdventurousFMC
#FingerDrawing
#IHaveNoIdeaWhatImDoing
#FinallyGetToUseOutdatedComps
#YoureWelcomeForThoseExceedinglyLongHashtags #SorryNotSorry
September 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
BADGERBLOOD
A reclusive outlaw, haunted by his forgotten past & hunted by a tyrant, evades false murder charges by hiding in a feral Timberland. When a headstrong girl appears, Kor’s pendant draws him to her, driving him from his sanctuary to face secrets key to saving the kingdom & his soul.
A reclusive outlaw, haunted by his forgotten past & hunted by a tyrant, evades false murder charges by hiding in a feral Timberland. When a headstrong girl appears, Kor’s pendant draws him to her, driving him from his sanctuary to face secrets key to saving the kingdom & his soul.
September 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
BADGERBLOOD
A reclusive outlaw, haunted by his forgotten past & hunted by a tyrant, evades false murder charges by hiding in a feral Timberland. When a headstrong girl appears, Kor’s pendant draws him to her, driving him from his sanctuary to face secrets key to saving the kingdom & his soul.
A reclusive outlaw, haunted by his forgotten past & hunted by a tyrant, evades false murder charges by hiding in a feral Timberland. When a headstrong girl appears, Kor’s pendant draws him to her, driving him from his sanctuary to face secrets key to saving the kingdom & his soul.
Nothing like a good rainstorm to stir the imagination. 😍 (From a few weeks ago.) Anyone else feel better when it hardcore rains?
September 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Nothing like a good rainstorm to stir the imagination. 😍 (From a few weeks ago.) Anyone else feel better when it hardcore rains?
Sometimes you just need a bit of sky and sunset to get the creative juices flowing. 💕
September 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Sometimes you just need a bit of sky and sunset to get the creative juices flowing. 💕
Sometimes you just get lucky and catch that perfect candid shot. 😆 Sometimes writing's the same way, sometimes it's not.
Got this shot a while back at the zoo. I was very happy for the "live photos" feature that day.
Got this shot a while back at the zoo. I was very happy for the "live photos" feature that day.
September 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Sometimes you just get lucky and catch that perfect candid shot. 😆 Sometimes writing's the same way, sometimes it's not.
Got this shot a while back at the zoo. I was very happy for the "live photos" feature that day.
Got this shot a while back at the zoo. I was very happy for the "live photos" feature that day.
Maaybe I should have had baby skunks in Badgerblood because they're *stinking* 😶 cute, but something tells me the name wouldn't have rolled off the tongue quite as well. 😅
And yes, that's me (a few years back) holding real baby skunks. 😍
And yes, that's me (a few years back) holding real baby skunks. 😍
September 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Maaybe I should have had baby skunks in Badgerblood because they're *stinking* 😶 cute, but something tells me the name wouldn't have rolled off the tongue quite as well. 😅
And yes, that's me (a few years back) holding real baby skunks. 😍
And yes, that's me (a few years back) holding real baby skunks. 😍
"There is no Wi-Fi in the forest, but I promise you will find a better connection." —Ralph Smart
September 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"There is no Wi-Fi in the forest, but I promise you will find a better connection." —Ralph Smart
Meet Kor from Badgerblood: Awakening! Outlaw MMC.
Another rough character sketch. Drew it with pencil, took a photo, and sent it to our IPad to add color, etc in Procreate. (I'm pretty sure that's the name of the program... 🤔)
Another rough character sketch. Drew it with pencil, took a photo, and sent it to our IPad to add color, etc in Procreate. (I'm pretty sure that's the name of the program... 🤔)
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Meet Kor from Badgerblood: Awakening! Outlaw MMC.
Another rough character sketch. Drew it with pencil, took a photo, and sent it to our IPad to add color, etc in Procreate. (I'm pretty sure that's the name of the program... 🤔)
Another rough character sketch. Drew it with pencil, took a photo, and sent it to our IPad to add color, etc in Procreate. (I'm pretty sure that's the name of the program... 🤔)
Rough sketch of Allinor from Badgerblood: Awakening. Adventurous FMC. 👀 (I drew it, but used a filter on the photo of the sketch to help eliminate strong shadows, etc.)
September 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Rough sketch of Allinor from Badgerblood: Awakening. Adventurous FMC. 👀 (I drew it, but used a filter on the photo of the sketch to help eliminate strong shadows, etc.)
Badgerblood's got a map! (Designed by my artist husband.)
September 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Badgerblood's got a map! (Designed by my artist husband.)
Merrick and his wispy beard from Badgerblood: Awakening. 🤨🧔 A rough character sketch. I like to make attempts at drawing my characters sometimes.
September 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Merrick and his wispy beard from Badgerblood: Awakening. 🤨🧔 A rough character sketch. I like to make attempts at drawing my characters sometimes.
Europe. ❤️ Also good for creative brains.
September 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Europe. ❤️ Also good for creative brains.
Once upon a time we went to a beach in Texas... Good for the writer's brain. ;)
September 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Once upon a time we went to a beach in Texas... Good for the writer's brain. ;)
A couple of great reads! 💕
September 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A couple of great reads! 💕
Figuring out the writing process can be difficult. I tried using notecards for Badgerblood book 2 (my current WIP). It helped, a little. 😅
September 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Figuring out the writing process can be difficult. I tried using notecards for Badgerblood book 2 (my current WIP). It helped, a little. 😅
🎶Shiny...🎶 Bookmarks featuring the Badgerblood poster, designed by my artist husband. We used them in my Badgerblood book launch a few years ago, sell them on my website: scmonson.com, and I even gave a few away to a local library at our last resident location.
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
🎶Shiny...🎶 Bookmarks featuring the Badgerblood poster, designed by my artist husband. We used them in my Badgerblood book launch a few years ago, sell them on my website: scmonson.com, and I even gave a few away to a local library at our last resident location.
Just a little Badgerblood related pendant fun. Some good friends of ours 3D printed these in resin for Badgerblood 1's book launch giveaways a few years ago. Have some leftover for when I finish book 2.
September 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Just a little Badgerblood related pendant fun. Some good friends of ours 3D printed these in resin for Badgerblood 1's book launch giveaways a few years ago. Have some leftover for when I finish book 2.
Just joining Bluesky in prep for some pitch events. Wanted to join to get some practice. I'm not currently in the query trenches. (Phew! 😅) But I might join for a future book. Excited to support and connect with other writers! ✍️
September 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Just joining Bluesky in prep for some pitch events. Wanted to join to get some practice. I'm not currently in the query trenches. (Phew! 😅) But I might join for a future book. Excited to support and connect with other writers! ✍️