The Women Weapons Magic Digest

Hi friend!  I know it’s been a hot minute since I sent out a newsletter, but that’s what happens when life takes over!  I finished 2024 strong and then took a break because well I live in the US.  Honestly, I feel like I did back in the early pandemic days.  My desire to do much of anything other than exist is kind of on hold.  Of course, 2025 has been complicated by my personal loss of one of my cats and my mother-in-law.  Both of my grandparents are also very ill.  I’m holding out for July when I get a day job pay increase, so maybe I can finally get enough money to buy some more copies of my new children’s book in time for my August shows!     

So, instead of being creative these last few months, I went from the type of person who has 0 pantry items or seasonings in their house to someone who has things like smoked paprika, olive oil, and roasted sesame oil.  I’ve been learning how to make new things out of leftovers, bread from scratch, and cooking new recipes in my upgraded air fryer.  If you have ever known me for even a minute of time, you know I am not Holly Hobby. I grew up working on cars and I prefer video games to cooking.  I’ve also started trying to grow a garden.  I haven’t quite gone full homesteader, I still like my fast food and I buy groceries every week, but I experiment on the side…whether my family wants to eat my new creations or not LOL.  

Also, I’ve been back to dabbling in stocks and crypto.  I have little money to blow on such things, but where I have my account, you can buy shares, which are little bits, for like $5.00 at a time.  I also became hyper-fixated on getting a cold crypto wallet to hold like the few crumbs of crypto I got lol.     

Good news is I have toyed with the idea of actually getting back on the proverbial horse and working on a few things.  Bad news is I have like 9 poems and three ideas actually completed.  I think sometimes my ideas are too grand for the energy I have left after work!  At least I’ve had a few clients who have helped me keep active with an art and bookmark order.     

Until next time    

-Shannon

Bookwyrm Inklings 

“In a very special town called Stardust Hollow Valley, there's a magical place called the Literary Lair.  And in the Lair, magical creatures called Bookwyrm Inklings live!  Born of ancient tales and tomes, these little dragons hope to learn how to show others the beauty and magic found in the arts.”   

I did it!  I came up with the idea, wrote the story, and got it illustrated all before the end of 2024.  The book was officially released in January 2025! I am currently working on ideas for the companion activity book, including “paper dolls”, coloring sheets, and puzzles.  Since I still have to draw my little dragon dolls, it’s been slow.  I do hope I can get motivated to draw them soon.  I’m thinking it might even be more fun if the dolls were ones you could color and then cut out.  What do you think? 

How To Support Me

Obviously, I know my fans know they can support me by buying my stuff.  But I also know there are fans out there who have all the things…so for this I opened a Cash App thingy.  I just know everyone asks me for my Cash App for various things and until now didn’t have one.  So, if you truly want to donate some funds to help me, you can just dump it here:

https://cash.app/$PoorPoetress

OR 

You can use the Square donate button, which is also in my bio links:

https://checkout.square.site/merchant/Q8WRMJHYBTCGX/checkout/TESEDIUS77AZSQRATA6W2HJX

Also, for all my fans who are broke, I feel you.  You can simply reply to me from time to time and say hi!  You can share my art or books on your social media/with your friends.  You can visit me at an event if you are nearby.  You can also check out my revamped web page!  I’m very proud of how it came together.  As a bonus, I also invested in a special phone number you can text!

www.shannonmcroberts.com