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October 5, 2022

The Author and The Illustrator: Now Available

If you like modern-day, coming-of-age fantasies with mysterious haunted houses, talking animals and creatures, fantastical journeys, ninja-like fight scenes, evil henchmen, female villains with a female lead, you should probably… Read more
December 14, 2023

Find Freedom from Mom Guilt: How to Prioritize Yourself and Your Writing Goals

One thing I personally struggle with is “mom guilt.” One of my goals (and maybe a focus for 2024) is ridding myself of mom guilt and taking some time back… Read more
September 6, 2023

My Middle-Grade September TBR

September means back to school and back to books! Grab a cozy blanket, a hot drink, some cinnamon swirl bread and check out my middle-grade tbr. Read more
January 5, 2023

And Just Like That. January 2023.

Happy New Year, y’all. New Year. New Me. I am seeing good things on the horizon and opening my heart to new adventures. I’m leaving the past in the past… Read more
December 8, 2022

Inspired Newsletter. December 2022.

As Fall gracefully bids adieu to her audience of admirers, Winter storms the stage. And I mean storms the stage—with a grand blizzard of an entrance, dropping two feet of… Read more
October 26, 2022

Book and Merch Giveaway!

I’m giving away 2 copies of my new book, “The Author and The Ilustrator” and 2 merch items! Read on to learn more. Read more
September 29, 2022

Launch in 2 days!

I just watched an interview with a director who is releasing an independent feature-length film on Sept. 30, about 7 hours before my book is released. He was asked if… Read more
September 1, 2022

Bookish Updates and an Announcement!

Is it really “ish” when I am actually updating you on nothing but my book? I feel like “ish” implies that it’s kind of about the subject matter, but not… Read more
August 18, 2022

My Novel and My Life: Stifled by Imposter Syndrome

My first glimmer of “The Author and The Illustrator” came to me while I was staring out a a church parsonage window… By chasing everything but writing, I was (and… Read more
August 4, 2022

Annie: She Knows Things

Annie. Foster mom. Self-taught baker and chef. Avid reader. Though strict and a bit old-school, she’s a fierce protector of the children under her care. But she knows things she… Read more

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Hi. I am Shawnee Randolph, a molder of words, an expander of ideas and a teller of stories. From a young age, I was drawn to the written word. Scribbling stories into a notebook was like unlocking a magical door to a new world, and the key—a yellow no. 2 pencil.

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