Archive - Ashley Shannon

I wrote a book!

And it only took 5 years and 2 days. (kinda)

Oct 10, 2020 •

September 2020

Medium Madness To Method

Sometimes you need a little help.

Sep 16, 2020 •

August 2020

Medium Doesn’t Owe Us Anything

Time to tuck your entitlement away.

Aug 28, 2020 •

Aug 27, 2020 •

Aug 26, 2020 •

Home is Not a Place

Our family is home, no matter where we are.

Aug 25, 2020 •

How to Make Your First Twenty-Five Dollars as a Writer

The key is to think small.

Aug 24, 2020 •

How to Write a Compelling Personal Essay

They say the personal essay is dead, but they’re dead wrong.

Aug 23, 2020 •

July 2020

Confessional Writers Have Secrets Too

Some they will never tell.

Jul 3, 2020 •

Jul 3, 2020 •

June 2020

If You Quit Now

It will be like nothing ever changed at all.

Jun 30, 2020 •

The Hardest Part About Parenting

and why no one talks about it.

Jun 29, 2020 •

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