If you're thinking of self-publishing, you'll want to listen to Shawn's interview and hear about the professionals she hired to help her launch. This novel centers around long-standing female friendships and one of the most moving aspects of this interview was hearing how book club members have told Shawn that after reading and discussing her book, they felt more comfortable opening up to each other about their own life struggles.

Shawn graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with degrees in administration of criminal justice and political science. Prior to her concentration on creative writing, she was a journalist, editorial photographer, newspaper editor, and award-winning columnist. Her professional affiliations include Women's Fiction Writers Association, North Carolina Writers' Network, Women's National Book Association, Charlotte chapter, and the Charlotte Writers Club. Her publishing affiliations include Ingram Spark, IndieBound, and the Southern Independent Book Alliance.She lives at Lake Norman, North Carolina, with her husband, Jim, their two children, and two cats and a dog.

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