Shannon Duffy - Author

Product recommendation: this handheld scanner

webmaster — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:55:35 +0000

For a couple of years, I’ve been drooling over the handheld scanners that are on the market. Of course there is always something else that comes up (like feeding a house full of mouths and paying those pesky utility bills every month), so I couldn’t quite justify getting one until recently while working on my latest manuscript edits. I’m not much of an electronic gadget type (now kitchen gadgets, that’s a whole other story), but I now consider my new handheld scanner in my top 5 of favorite electronic gadgets. After doing several months of research on finding one that fit my needs (A. ease of use B. ease of use C. ease of use, I picked it up from Amazon and couldn’t be happier with the simplicity and quality of the scans. The one I purchased is the Wacces EasyScan Portable Document and Image Scanner for less than $100! It can scan up to 600dpi and has 2 settings for dpi choices – low and high. It can also scan in black and white or color. It also came with a storage bag to protect it while toting it in your purse or laptop bag. It’s super, super easy to use, hence the name “EasyScan.”

I have years and years worth of magazine clippings in binders that I can now just scan and digitize them for storage on my computer. Sure, I could just use my bulky flatbed scanner, but that thing frustrates me because it’s slow and cumbersome. With the handheld scanner, I can scan magazine pages, book edits, etc. while sitting in the living room watching TV or at the dining room table. It’s super portable and will also come in handy when I go to do more research at the library for an upcoming book project. No need to check out a pile of library books. I can now just scan the pages that I want to reference, on the spot and then download the files onto my laptop. I don’t recommend many products, but this one is a keeper.

Here’s a sample scan I just did of a recipe to show how it does at 600 dpi (high quality):

Hooray! #1 Best Selling Pregnancy Book

webmaster — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:52:42 +0000

The Couples Guide to Pregnancy & Beyond has hit the #1 spot on Amazon! It’s being offered for FREE e-book download now for those interested in getting a copy today! The paperback version is also available for sale and makes a great baby shower gift book.

Let’s talk iCarly and snozberries

webmaster — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:52:38 +0000

Another interview from this week over in my parenting column.

Dora the Explorer guest makes show history

webmaster — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:16:53 +0000

I recently did an interview with the voice ( real live human) of the Cake Stealing Bear from Dora the Explorer. Check it out!

INDYCAR racecar driver interview

webmaster — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:46:20 +0000

I recently interviewed INDYCAR driver Zach Veach and we talked about organizing of course! Check out the article!

Pregnancy Fears article picked up by Yahoo!

webmaster — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:15:43 +0000

Last week, the article my co-author John Zakour and I wrote for our Friday column on Galtime was also picked up and published by Yahoo! for their Shine website. The topic? Pregnancy Fears.

If you are interested in reading the prior week’s article in our column about Communication and Pregnancy… (<—— Click here!)

The Couples Guide to Pregnancy & Beyond (Blue Leaf Publications, 2012) available as a mass market paperback and e-book.

Cleveland Browns book trailer – #cleveland #nfl #football

webmaster — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:11:59 +0000

For my third book coming out later this year… If You Wore the Uniform… You’re a Brown Volume 1

Book Trailer – Couples Guide to Pregnancy & Beyond

webmaster — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:06:42 +0000

My latest book has just been released on Amazon today in ebook format and the mass market paperback will be available on the site by the end of the week, or early next week. Here’s the new book trailer for it!

New Cleveland Browns Biography book – Reserve today #clevelandbrowns

webmaster — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:34:50 +0000

Starting today, you can begin reserving a copy of my third book – If You Wore the Uniform… You’re a Brown Volume 1. Due for release this summer by Blue Leaf Publications, but because of such high demand, the publishing house has agreed to begin taking reservation orders and also offering it in limited edition hardcover and author autographed softcover. The mass market paperback will be made available Fall 2012.

Be one of the first to own Volume 1 of If You Wore the Uniform… You’re a Brown!

You can reserve a copy HERE! Pay later!

Cleveland Browns book almost ready for pre-order!

webmaster — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:54:06 +0000

The Cleveland Browns book reservation page is in its test phase as of this afternoon. The publishing house just sent over a test link and it looks great! As soon as I have the go-ahead, I’ll be linking to it from here.