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Shannon Fallon
@shannonfallon.com
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Reader, writer, and book blogger with a particular love for SFF and classics. I read diversely and support independent bookstores. I do not use AI

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Shannon Fallon @shannonfallon.com · Jan 13
To those who don't know me yet, hello! I'm a writer with a fantasy novel in progress, a few short pieces you can find on my website, and a book blog as well.

My favorite genres are fantasy, sci-fi, and classics, although I like to mix it up sometimes! Follow for lots of book-related goodness 💙📚
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If you're looking to honor Banned Books Week by buying some of the most frequently banned books, Bookshop.org is running a sale! You can use my affiliate link to see all the books for adults that are included and make your decision

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Join Bookshop.org in supporting Banned and Challenged Books October 4th through October 18th. Use code BBW26 at checkout to get 15% off select banned titled! * Discount off list prices. Excludes Ebooks. Photo shows a stack of books including Looking for Alaska, The Bluest Eye, Gender Queer, The Handmaid's Tale, All Boys Aren't Blue, and Persepolis
October 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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I'd like to once again remind you for #BannedBooksWeek that Huckleberry Finn and Animal Farm don't need you to go out of your way to read them.

Instead, support a book, and author, who a ban can actually hurt.
October 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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This book is off to a good start! Pretty funny that this dragon thinks humans are "full of kidneys". I guess he hasn't eaten many 😆

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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
October 2, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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If you want a sample of this book, here's a short video of the author reading the prologue!

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October 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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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

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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
October 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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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!

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A graphic of September reads, featuring the covers of Hunchback and The Grand Paloma Resort
September 30, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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September 30, 2026 at 6:04 AM
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I was a beta reader for this book. So excited to see that it's about to be published at last!

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Child of Earth and Air available where you get books starting Oct 1st, 2026 #books
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September 29, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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"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."
September 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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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
September 26, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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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
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H/T @nathanbransford.com "The Rise of Parasite Authors (gift link) - The latest scam that Amazon and its broken child site Goodreads are seemingly doing little to stop: scammers are uploading fake AI books "by" real #authors, duping their fans into buying them."
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The Rise of Parasite Authors
First, AI stole their books. Now it’s stealing their readers.
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September 25, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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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!

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Cover of The Grand Paloma Resort, featuring beach chairs and red umbrellas partially submerged under water, with a streak of lightning overhead
September 25, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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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
September 24, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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September 24, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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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
September 24, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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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!

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

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Cover of The Grand Paloma Resort, featuring beach chairs and red umbrellas partially submerged under water, with a streak of lightning overhead
September 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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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
September 23, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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New library book! Not my usual genre, but the luxury resort setting from the perspective of the staff intrigues me

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Cover of The Grand Paloma Resort, featuring beach chairs and red umbrellas partially submerged under water, with a streak of lightning overhead
September 22, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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Day 2 of painting a stained glass dragon
A paint by number of a dragon. So far, only the outline is complete
September 21, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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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."
September 20, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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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 🤔

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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
September 19, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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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
September 19, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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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."
September 18, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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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

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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
September 15, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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"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
September 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM