<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mysite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mysite]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:51:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.shannonwork.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What a fun interview!]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a fun chat with bestselling author Brett Nelson on his Bookish Introverts Podcast. I hope you'll listen and enjoy it! We discuss writing, naming characters, Mary Higgins Clark (our favorite), and my latest book, Echoes in the Dark.  Some of my favorite parts are in the second half, so be sure to listen to all of it!]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/what-a-fun-interview</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692508ea56b819e3fb971e98</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 01:44:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/zOAwy82x0Uw?si=qU0SBIfBNgwJI5An" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Publication Day (Finally!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's always an exciting day when one of my books is finally released into the world to be read. And the publication of ECHOES IN THE DARK...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/publication-day-finally</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6837849c9932f8646b4c1e4e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 22:01:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_3e9cdf41feb54fad91bb41c0ea6429b1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Write]]></title><description><![CDATA[I often get asked if I plan my stories ahead of time or make them up as I write. Technically, the answer is both. But I always have the...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/how-i-write</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681a50c913778ad262e8093c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 18:33:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/19f4ca_2bf492ca4f464aa2b2ad521683d002d3/360p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Mountain Murder Mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The body count in Telluride is going up! And Jack is back from Texas just in time to solve another murder in the mountains. Last summer,...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/another-mountain-murder-mystery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66b77e38326536bac611f716</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 15:06:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_823ed8474ce84b76b4aa580e95224eaf~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Summer Again!]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a spring spent in Texas and a brief vacation to Nicaragua with friends, we're finally back in Colorado for the summer. And like...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/happy-summer-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6666630aa0f71690251c6d1f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 02:45:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_24818c98582b405b8a26bf251395b53a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Visit With My Audiobook Narrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Producing an audiobook was well above my pay grade! So I was thrilled when Boyd Barrett contacted me and offered to narrate Now I See You...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/a-visit-with-my-audiobook-narrator</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65b7d4e53886d74492820292</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:48:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1z_2qm3v_4&amp;t=17s" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Summer: Am Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hope you're all having a great summer so far. The weather in Colorado has been gorgeous. I feel for my family and friends back in Texas...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/happy-summer-am-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">649f09b83ffd021d1734fa9f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 17:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_4f4b5d670ef147fb9877280e60403982~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audiobook now available!]]></title><description><![CDATA[After numerous requests, the audio version of Now I See You is now available. You can get it through Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. I hope...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/audiobook-now-available</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63ab6b19a298202bf95ef706</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2022 22:03:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_602711e5ec494a09a5514099427623b8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder in the San Juans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Murder in the San Juans, Book 4 in the Mountain Resort Mystery Series, will be out in time for Christmas. As with all of my books, it...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/murder-in-the-san-juans</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633600049483390157e95016</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:32:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_aed9c04b7f09430f99177dad155b6f17~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art with Words]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently posted this picture on social media. This is the newest addition to our Native American-inspired art collection that we...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/art-with-words</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62b8eef46f7984034a915e56</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:53:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_8d7a03741ac94ca9a492edca9476316e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&#38;A: Characters I Love and Love to Hate]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had the most enjoyable interview with author Brett Nelson that was published on his blog today. One of the questions he asked (that...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/q-a-characters-i-love-and-hate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6234a25eb558219936fb9e07</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:22:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_c0f5d59d2a0c4aa5bc2995c27f84bb1e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Killing Storm and Telluride]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Killing Storm, Book 3 in the Mountain Resort Mystery Series, is only days away from publication. 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For a quick behind-the-scenes look into how I write traditional...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/writing-mysteries-set-in-the-rocky-mountains-podcast-interview</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61745002688fc5001693be01</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2021 18:15:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/yCNlLBAUe0Q" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Killing Storm: A Telluride Murder Mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm super excited to tell you that Book 3 in the Mountain Resort Mystery Series, The Killing Storm, is still on track to be published...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/the-killing-storm-a-telluride-murder-mystery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6153cdde9534a6001792b9d0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 02:28:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_e1c056522e9d444bbe62ef0c6fccb968~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary Higgins Clark]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you asked me about my favorite novel, I’d tell you it was Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. I love westerns—always have. As a rancher...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/mary-higgins-clark</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60f0abaf440e7000164dc20c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 22:32:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_f69ea1a9e1904a5a89b39c7100712181~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plotting the Perfect Murder (fictional, of course!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ll be the first to admit, killing people for a living (even just on paper) is not normal, but it can be a lot of fun. A crime writer...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/plotting-the-perfect-murder-fictional-of-course</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60de28ae250ca70015953e18</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 20:57:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_b7f74b4a9aa64f3db189bf4dc049a844~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back in Colorado!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We were so happy to get back to Telluride last week for the summer. It’s still chilly in the mountains—even during the day if you’re in...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/back-in-colorado</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60b91f9f0b854a0015d9b0b1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:57:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_2532dc8d19b4494c84debc8173c3d21d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Publication Day!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finally!! Everything To Lose is out today in all three formats: eBook, paperback, and large print paperback. If my cover designers...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/publication-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">608da273f04c8400159bcf3b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2021 18:56:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_fdd3ccacac8145a6b7f7288f07cea8c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sneak Peek at Everything To Lose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a short snippet of Everything To Lose. I can't tell you how much fun I had with this cast of characters. I was sad to let them go!...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/a-sneak-peek-at-everything-to-lose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60673912989f6e00162e0beb</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2021 15:38:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_1811279a145d4619a34c2d57b117faff~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scouting scene locations for Book 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know, I know, Everything To Lose (Book 2) isn't out yet, but I'm already excited about Book 3! I've got a (very) rough outline and a...]]></description><link>https://www.shannonwork.com/post/scouting-scene-locations-for-book-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60517bcd287007005802a04d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:13:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19f4ca_49326dfb48624cdc855fd613cbdc37b4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Work</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>