Author Archives: shannondermott

I feel shattered and broken.  I found a site that has posted Waiting for Mercy without my permission. There are over 900 downloads since August 2012. And Mercy died a sudden and painful death in my heart.

I can’t stop this train. ePiracy is going to happen. So what to do? New Years Resolution, not sure.

I appreciate all the support and those who have like, loved and even hated Mercy. It’s been an interesting ride. A journey I needed to take. And although there is much left unsaid, I’m not sure I can continue to take time to write. Especially,  if someone is going to give it away without my permission. I need to earn a living like everyone else. That doesn’t seem to matter to some.

So I need to think this through…..

Maybe time will heal my wounds. Maybe not.

Signing off for now.

Just a reminder that Mercy and the boys will appear in a short short story in this Anthology, Midnight Surrender.  Get your fix, quick and fast, lol.  This is a prequel to Beg for Mercy with no spoilers, so be forewarned.

This book is slated to be free.  So my understanding is that it has been downloaded to Smashwords for that purpose.  Thus check out the following link.

smashwords: http://bit.ly/MidnightSurrenderFree

At some point Amazon will follow with it being available for free.

amazon: http://bit.ly/MidnightSurrender

I assume Barnes and Noble, iTunes and others will come soon after.

There’s this blog hop post thingy going around lately called WIP: The Next Big Thing. One of the best authors and someone I’m glad to call friend, Nancy Straight tagged me in this post. Thank you so much for tagging me.

Alright, let me explain how this ‘blog hop’ works: once you’re tagged in this blog hopping post, you need to do a few things. One of them is to thank the person who tagged you…THANK YOU NANCY!

The next thing is for me to answer the questions that go along with the post about my works in progress.

Lastly I’ll be choosing 5 other authors to tag in this post.

Here it goes!

What’s the working title of your WIP?

So, I have three works in progress.  The first is a standalone novel titled, Through the Lens.  The second is the first in a trilogy titled, Remember.  The third is book three, funny enough, in my Cambion series, Angel of Mercy.

Where did your idea come from for your book?

For Through the Lens, I’ve wanted to write that book for a while now and couldn’t get it out of my head until I did.  Remember, I originally wrote a couple of years back and I’ve been tinkering with it for a while.  I wanted to write about something not done before so I put Remember on the “shelf” it in favor of Beg for Mercy.

What genre does your book fall under?

Through the Lens is a young adult contemporary romance novel.  Remember and Angel of Mercy are young adult paranormal romance novels.

Which actors would you pick to play your characters in a movie rendition?

I wasn’t thinking of anyone in particular while writing.  And the guy I made up in my head probably doesn’t exist.  But if I had to choose, I’ll pick for Through the Lens.

For Jessa, I would choose Gabriella Wilde.

For my Josh, a young Josh Hartnett wouldn’t be a bad choice.

What is a one sentence synopsis of your book?

Through the Lens ~

A girl trying to make her mark in her senior year of high school may end up dying for love.

Remember ~

A girl fighting to get past tragedy to reclaim all that she’d lost only to find herself a target for death.

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

For Remember, it only took a couple of months for the first draft.  But years of tinkering will hopefully pay off.  For Through the Lens, it took several months to write.

What other books would you compare this story within your genre?

Wow, that’s a hard question. Through the Lens can very loosely be compared with Before I Fall and If I Stay. But honestly it’s very different.  The similarities are possibly tragedy and a high school setting, but that is where the similarities end.

Remember, I can’t even compare.  And the Cambion series to me is one of a kind.

Who or what inspired you to write this book?

Inspiration comes from everywhere.  It’s hard to pinpoint.  I get an idea and if it keeps niggling at me, I have to write it down.

What else about your book might pique the readers interest?

I love romance, angst, and drama.  Most every book I write will have at least a dash of each.  I will say that Through the Lens doesn’t really have a love triangle.  And Remember doesn’t have a love pentagon, lol.

I now tag these awesome authors:

• David Estes
• H.D. Gordon
• Amos Cassidy
• Phillip Simpson
• Rachel Wade

2012 has been a very busy year for me writing wise and otherwise.  Some times have been wonderful and others trying.  But I’m hoping to end the year with a bang.

Before I get to that news, it appears that WFM has 46 likes on its Amazon book page.  Only 4 more needed for another POV, YAY!

I know a lot of you are waiting on Mercy, pun not intended, and I am going to get back to that.  Meanwhile, I’ve been busy writing a lot (Mercy included).  Some of my writing is new, other has been editing things I’ve already written.  There is a saying that the heart wants what the heart wants.  It’s also true with writing.  Some times there are words that want to be written that aren’t the ones deadlines dictate.  But I promise to give Mercy my full attention very soon.

Today, I’m announcing a story that I’ve wanted to write ever since I finished Beg for Mercy.  And finally I have.  This is a stand alone young adult contemporary romance novel titled Through the Lens.  No paranormal creatures running around in this book, lol. 😉

If you are a member of Goodreads, Through the Lens has been posted in the place of Seeing.  Seeing is the first in a young adult paranormal romance trilogy that was planned for a 2012 release.  However, with Remember coming out and my need to focus on Mercy again, that book release has been pushed back to later in 2013.  The cover has been revamped, so it’s been pulled from GR library for now.  Look for information on that series to come after the new year.

So here is the cover reveal for Through the Lens.

The blurb for this book is

Being a twin isn’t all that bad, nor is it all that good.  Being the fat twin makes things a little worse.  Seventeen year old, Jessa Shelby has been all but ignored.  Trimmed down, but not skinny like her sister, she has decided to make her mark in her final year in high school.

Things begin anew the summer before her senior year when she makes friends with Ethan Hart, a boy with a twisted past, and Allie, his near celebrity status girlfriend, while taking pictures with her new prized possession.  Hanging out with them opened her eyes to a lot of new possibilities including Josh Macon, whom she’s secretly crushed on all through high school.  No longer the ‘fat girl’, Josh now seems interested in her too.

Long before the day comes to graduate, Jessa finds herself gasping for air.  With her vision clouded from tears born of pain as the straps from her precious camera tighten around her throat, clarity sets in.  They say that just before you die your life flashes before your eyes.  And on the threshold of death claiming her, she finds that partially true.  Her flash begins as if to explain just how she ended up on Death’s door.  With mere moments left, she has to wonder if trust had come at a very high price.

Tentative Release Dates for 2012

10/11/12 – Midnight Surrender Anthology (Prelude to Mercy – short story)

TBA – Through the Lens

TBA – Remember

12/31/12 – Angel of Mercy