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Shannon Muir writes New Pulp and genre fiction with an emphasis on
action/adventure, crime, and mystery. Learn more about her and her books at her
website.
On Failure
I tried very hard to
become a computer programmer. With the change and growth in media, I wanted to
be able to program in order to build not only my own sites, but my own mobile
applications and more. Because I grew up in a tech savvy household - my father
worked with computers for the Navy and later with a community college - the
concepts didn't intimidate me.
I'd also worked testing
web sites from the perspective of what experience would be like for users and
making sure there were no issues, and did basic coding for my personal web
sites. With those elements, I believed I had a firm foundation to make the next
steps. Even though I got a rocky start, ultimately I ended up getting an
"A" in four courses I took through a reputable university Extension
program, so I moved on to an intermediate class and applied for the related
certificate, but quickly found the work too complicated. My instructor even
contacted the head of the program to refund my money (though not at my
request); personally I'm a believer in trying and failing.
I went several years
until I found an opportunity to take those same credits I earned and use them
as elective credit for a General Business Certificate with a Marketing
emphasis, focusing on courses that deal with Digital Marketing. Two classes are
left and right now I have a 3.96 GPA. What I'm learning will better help me
market myself as a writer in the long run. I think the takeaway from all
this is look at every "failure" and see where it can become something
that comes to "fruition" instead.
Ghost of the Airwaves
From Pro Se
Productions’ Single Shot line comes a tale of mystery and murder set against
the backdrop of the Golden Age of Radio! Through this stand alone digital
single short story, Author Shannon Muir introduces the world to Ghost of the
Airwaves!
Ghost of the
Airwaves is the suspenseful tale of radio actress Abigail Hanson, whose husband
died under mysterious circumstances. Everyone believes the culprit is caught
until a mysterious typed letter from "Ghost of the Airwaves" comes
through her mail slot. Abigail becomes determined to find out who killed her
husband and uses her own observant eye to help coax the police along. But, as
she delves deeper into the mystery, Abigail may learn she should have stayed
behind the microphone…to stay alive!
1 comment:
I understand very little about computers. At times, I miss my old electric typewriter.
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