S.L. Dearing

Although she grew up in Arizona, Shannon L. Dearing was born and raised in Southern California and considers the Golden State her home. Shannon attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she studied biology, before returning to Los Angeles where she spent several years studying at Los Angeles City College’s renowned Television/ Film program. Although she has directed, produced and performed several other crew functions, nowadays regarding her film career, she is a screenwriter and, on occasion, an awesome crafty (Craft Services).

Besides, screenplays, Shannon is also a published multi-genre author – currently working on the next book in the Lia Fail Series, The Bridging: Book Two of The Lia Fail Chronicles, due out in 2017 (book 1 and 1.5 are already available), A horror anthology, and on a Sci-Fi Romance novella, Captured, also due out in 2017. When not writing or reading, Shannon enjoys spending time with friends and family. Her hobbies include making jewelry and book swag (she has an Etsy store, Underdweller Treasures), baking and candy making, learning the guitar and drawing & working with fellow writers in Rising Indies United. Shannon currently resides in Los Angeles.