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SHANNON MUIR APPEARANCE AT JEMCON 2008: Shannon Muir - author of GARDNER'S GUIDE TO WRITING AND PRODUCING ANIMATION and the upcoming GARDNER'S GUIDE TO PITCHING AND SELLING ANIMATION - gives back to the fans of one of the shows that inspired her to become part of the business with a panel on "Animation from Concept to Production" at JemCon 2008! JemCon 2008, celebrating the '80s animated series JEM, runs from September 27th-28th at the AirTel Plaza Hotel in Van Nuys, CA. Shannon's panel is scheduled for Sunday at 11AM, but don't miss all the great industry guests on both days of this convention! On-site registration will be available!

(posted September 18, 2008)

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SHANNON MUIR APPEARING AS PART OF ANIMATION BOOK LOOK: Don't miss your chance to meet Shannon Muir - author of GARDNER'S GUIDE TO WRITING AND PRODUCING ANIMATION - along with the book's interior artist Kevin Paul Shaw Broden, as part of the Animation Book Look on May 17th, 2008! A large selection of books from across animation will be available for purchase, along with the opportunity to meet the artists and writers behind them! This event is in Sherman Oaks, CA, USA and is run by Van Eaton Galleries and the Creative Talent Network. Find out more at http://www.animationbooklook.com.

(posted May 14, 2008)

ARTICLE BY SHANNON MUIR NOW IN WOW! - WOMEN ON WRITING: An article on Breaking into the Animation Writing Market for existing animated series (versus developing or producing one from the ground up) is featured in the April 2008 issue of the online magazine WOW! - Women on Writing. WOW! - Women on Writing is geared to women writers and editors in all facets of writing. Check out the article here. (posted April 11, 2008)

REMINDER: SHANNON MUIR APPEARING AT ANIME LOS ANGELES JANUARY 5TH!: Anime Los Angeles is happening January 4-6, 2008, in Burbank, California at the Burbank Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. There the game plan is that I’ll be talking about animation writing and production, the topics discussed in my book GARDNER’S GUIDE TO WRITING AND PRODUCING ANIMATION, along with fellow animation writer and also animation producer Craig Miller. Catch us from 2-3 PM on January 5th (Saturday). The full program guide for Anime Los Angeles can be found at their website here. (posted January 5, 2008)

GARDNER'S GUIDE TO WRITING AND PRODUCING ANIMATION STILL AVAILABLE!:GARDNER'S GUIDE TO WRITING AND PRODUCING ANIMATION, the 'very animated' nonfiction book I've alluded to in the past that gives a prospective independent producer a snapshot of the production process from deciding what to produce to marketing the finished animation, is now available for ORDER at Amazon.com as well as Barnes and Noble's website, or any place that can order through distributors such as Ingram or Baker and Taylor (inquiries can also inquire direct with the Independent Publishers Group, who delivers from the publisher to these distributors). In the book's first three months of release, when it qualified as a New Release title, the book ranked as high as #10 in Amazon.com's category for Movies > Screenwriting and #23 in Movies > Direction and Production. Featured are Spotlight Interviews with 18 individuals from across all aspects of the animation field!  (posted January 5, 2008)

SHANNON MUIR ON PANEL FOR PACIFIC MEDIA EXPO ON NOVEMBER 10, 2007!: Sorry for the short notice, but I just got word that I will have a 60 minute programming slot at Pacific Media Expo, November 9-11 at the LAX Hilton. My panel's currently slated to be from noon to 1 that Saturday, focusing on Producing ADR vs. Original Animation in Pacific Ballroom B. Be sure to doublecheck the schedule for any last minute changes. This should be a great forum to compare producing American animation to bringing Japanese animation over here to the West. More info about the convention can be found here, and I'll give you more information as soon as the full programming is posted. (posted November 5, 2007)

CATCH DA CRAZE INTERVIEW: Catch Da Craze, a podcast covering music, comics, and all things independent, interviewed me about how I got into animation as well as my work on the webcomic FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY, and my book, GARDNER'S GUIDE TO WRITING AND PRODUCING ANIMATION. Click here to hook up to the podcast. (posted October 17, 2007)  

SHANNON MUIR DISCUSSING THE MAKING OF GARDNER'S GUIDE TO WRITING AND PRODUCING ANIMATION ALONG WITH BOOK'S FEATURED ARTIST!: Shannon Muir will be sharing her experiences puting together her first book, GARDNER'S GUIDE TO WRITING AND PRODUCING ANIMATION, as part of the next meeting of Creative Words to Spread the Word, the writing ministry at Wilshire Avenue Community Church in Fullerton, California. With her will be Kevin Paul Shaw Broden, who did all of the interior art for the book. You can get additional information about Wilshire Avenue Community Church here and find out more about Creative Words to Spread the word at the group's blog. (posted October 5, 2007)

Professional Affiliations

Writer's Guild of America, West - Animation Writer's Caucus
Women In Animation
International Game Developers Association
ASIFA-Hollywood

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