Shana Thornton

The Nudge Writing Prompts work for the lone writer and in class settings, writing groups, and between pairs of friends. In The Nudge Writing Prompts, Shana Thornton gives you the writing elbow--prompts for all types of writers, from fiction novelists to memoirists, poets, and those who want to journal for self-reflection. You'll discover writing prompts with questions for further character development, thematic prompts, vocabulary prompts, historically-based nudges, and self-reflection prompts for you as a writer. You'll find tools for revision and editing and suggestions for getting the most out of your characters. Grab a blank notebook, a manuscript already in progress, or open a new note in your phone--The Nudge Writing Prompts will generate endless ideas for you as a writer.

A legendary family treasure is rumored to be buried on the Ballard Farm, and generations have searched for it while pretending as if they don't believe in it. Robin goes looking for it, and instead discovers that she's a songwriter, leading to the creation of her folk band, Poke Sallet Queen and the Family Medicine Wheel. Ripe for the Pickin' by Shana Thornton is an adventure filled with road trips, old maps, and stories that Robin is shocked to have as her inheritance. While Robin learns about the beliefs and antics of her great-great grandmother, Zona, she and her bandmates are searching for the magic spark in songwriting and performing. This book reveals Zona's journeys in the early 20th century throughout middle Tennessee to perform blessings at locations she and her sisters consider sacred for their natural remedies and spiritual resonance. The Family Medicine Wheel series is a family history of tall tales, songwriting, moonshining, and secrets. Ripe for the Pickin' by Shana Thornton serves up more of the Ballard family's past and Robin's future.

THE ADVENTURES TO PAWNASSUS begins during a delightful and whimsical afternoon when Mia follows a fox on her family's yoga retreat sanctuary. What transpires is an adventure to save young Luna, an abandoned dog. Mia and her family make Luna part of their family when they can't locate any owners, and Luna settles into her new home at the family's yoga sanctuary, which is only a view away from legendary Pawnassus, the famous doggy bookstore. Just as Luna begins to dream of a future, at her first visit to the veterinarian, they discover that she has a fatal heart condition. Luna needs an operation to survive, and in a moment of desperation, Mia launches a plan that she hopes will save her beloved pet's life. Inspired by Japanese kitsune tales and fairytales, author Shana Thornton's THE ADVENTURES TO PAWNASSUS will enchant children and adults. It gives pause to musings and meditation as well.